I went out to the garden today and picked another 15 or so tomatoes. None is much larger than a…
Tag: roses
Roses
I got these pictures of some of my roses today. We call this the Fitzhugh rose. It’s a pretty ordinary…
Re-Return of the groundhog
These blasted groundhogs are making me crazy. Where the heck are they coming from? Are they like cabbage patch kids…
Skipping the Miracle
Today was my weekly Wednesday garden spray, but I decided to give the plants a rest and did not apply…
Cursed deer
It’s a class 2 misdemeanor to kill a deer that is eating your garden here in Virginia without getting a…
Mite-y Rose
I was in the garden yesterday with a friend and got inspired (read: shamed into) to doing some deadheading today…
O Hail No
Just when you think everything is going great…. Saturday about 8pm we had a terrible storm kick up. It put…
Roses in full bloom!
The roses are some kind of gorgeous this week! I got back from a short road trip with my friend,…
Beans in
I finally received the beans from that guy I found online. The garden was sopping wet near the bean trellis…
Irises, Roses, and Azaleas — Oh My!
I was away for a week, and when I got home the garden was full of blossoms (and weeds —…
Asparagus and Microgreens
Every year I panic waiting for the asparagus to come up. I’m sure that it won’t come up or that…