The first private garden that we visited this year on our vacation in the Cotswolds in England was Whitcombe House and it was an immediate hit. Located in the beautiful village of Overbury, the garden is completely surrounded by a charming stone wall and therefore seems to be very protected. The size is supposed to be…
No, in case you have wondered, this is not another blog that has bitten the dust, as seem to happen to so many lately. I just have been super busy with my job and two trips in May, one to Germany and one to Santa Fe, New Mexico that I simply couldn’t find the time…
Today I want to continue the story of the three little rescue Doberman puppies that we took on in April last year. In the photos in this post, Princess and Lily are about ten weeks old and they were taken in the last four days when we had both puppies. Elsa, the third puppy, was already…
Well, it took me much longer to continue my first post about our morning stroll through Blockley than I anticipated but finally, I am there. You may remember that Blockley is the lovely village in the Cotswolds in England where we spent part of our vacation last year. We were in search for a place to…
aerated compost tea, compost tea, Mammoth P, microbes, microscope – April 18, 2017 Historically I have discouraged people from using specific microbial inoculants when growing, as many of these microorganisms can be found in greater concentrations and diversity in a properly made aerated compost tea (ACT). In fact, many of the “instant compost tea” or…
Well, the first and only time that I participated in the famous Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day meme hosted by Carol from May Dreams Gardens on every fifteenth of the month was last year in March. The main reason why I didn’t participate more often in this great meme is that for time reasons in general,…
To my surprise, in March there was still only a rose bloom opening here and there in my garden. After all the winter rains that we were having I had expected that I would get an early rose spring flush, but I was wrong. Maybe I pruned a little late, but I believe that the…
I’m hearing of more and more growers moving to “no-till” setups for their greenhouses, raised beds, and indoor gardens. The concept is simple, by not disturbing the soil, we are allowing for the microbes to establish soil structure and improve soil quality over time. There are many benefits to “no till,” but I don’t think…
I have gotten behind with blogging about the happenings in my own garden and I would like to catch you up with its development and what I have done from February to mid-March. All photos shown in this post are from this time period. Let’s start with the White Garden Bed in the backyard. Not too much…
Everyone who reads my blog on a regular basis knows how much I love roses. I simply can’t help it they are my favorite flowers and always will be. So when I was approached by Firefly Books offering me the opportunity to review “The English Roses, Classic Favorites & New Selections”, Third Edition, by David…