Yellow...

Subconsciously, yellow must be my favorite color

even though I wear mostly pink. My garden is bursting

with yellow right now.

Today I designed arrangements for an engagement party

and yellow was the color. It's such a happy color, warm

and friendly like the sun.

Here are some pics.... my 14 yo creative

Marianna took some of them...

Lots in bloom right now to use in arrangements. (nice chafer...)

Love the new(old) urn except it weighs about 50lbs.

with no flowers!

Blessings from the Garden...

ML

March continues…

Home Garden Update

3.26.10

Every year spring creeps up on me and I find myself overwhelmed with seeds that need starting, holes that need filling (with plants!), and weeds to be pulled! This year is a bit better because I've done some pre-planning thanks to Greenbrier Garden Club!

I spoke to this club about a month ago on "Growing your Own" and prepared plans for my "Home Garden" to share with the group…

The plan for summer is to grow the veggies/herbs that we eat- a more functional approach. I sketched the garden and included existing plants as well as those going in this spring/summer.

Here's my list of veggies:

Corn Jalapenos Collards/Kale Radish

Lettuce Green beans Spinach

Okra Swiss Chard Squash

Tomatoes Broccoli Cucumbers

Eggplant Garlic Carrots

Bell peppers Potatoes Beets

Sketch to follow…

Blessings from the Garden.

ML

Home Garden Harvest

FRESH VEGGIES

The combination of rain and a bit of sunshine

has started the spring veggie machine! I feel

daily blog posting coming up.

After picking up the newspaper, I spotted

some broccoli and collards ready for picking.

So off with the plastic sleeve and in with the

veggies!

Lettuce, beets, English peas and radish are all sprouting, too!

Weeds are everywhere, though. Will need to

get busy with weeding and mulching...

Blessings from the Garden!

ML

Hey Honey...

Hagler Honey...

Yes, that's my hubby, but he is holding

the Hagler Honey!

What a process for a couple of novice

beekeepers! We have enough honey for

the next 10 years! Will share, though.

Dr Middlebrooks, our pediatrician and

local Master Beekeeper, says that the

sting of bees helps with arthritis pain.

He sells his honey in his pediatric office.

There are reports that bee venom is being

used for other ailments such as asthma, multiple

sclerosis, high blood pressure and PMS...

You'll need to discuss that with your doctor, though!

Local honey is best to consume when

trying to boost your immune system/decrease

allergy symptoms. If you are

a "highly allergic" person, start by consuming

a tiny amount of local honey just to be sure

you will not have a reaction.

Toasted pound cake drizzled with Hagler Honey

was dessert last nite...

Blessings from the Garden

ML