Making a Raised-Bed Garden05.30.08

Back in 2002 when we landscaped our yard and started our garden we decided to create a raised bed garden.
We decided on raised bed gardening for a number of reason. The main reason being the soil in our yard seemed to be composed of mostly sand and clay. It was dry and difficult […]

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Visitors to the garden12.14.07

We had some unexpected guests in our garden earlier this week. I believe it was on Sunday morning or possibly Monday.

My husband and I were in the kitchen when he turned and said “Look, Look a Blue Jay!” and just outside the window in a window planter a lovely male Blue Jay was examining the […]

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Crazy Squirrel09.15.07

Earlier today I was upstairs and I happened to look out the window at my garden. Much to my surprise and amusement I saw a grey squirrel running around doing some strange stuff.
You see, yesterday evening I was cleaning out our freezer and I found some disgusting frost bitten hamburger buns. Instead of just […]

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My hummingbird feeders paid off!08.21.07

Guess what!
I just about had a heart attack on Sunday. I was standing in the kitchen talking to my husband and I turned my head to look out the window at the garden and some fluttering by the hummingbird feeder caught my eye.

I realized that I was seeing the first hummingbird of the season!
I […]

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