{"id":899,"date":"2008-01-19T11:18:46","date_gmt":"2008-01-19T16:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/01\/19\/my-garden-is-one-of-the-things-i-hold-important-to-me\/"},"modified":"2015-04-26T00:24:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T04:24:41","slug":"my-garden-is-one-of-the-things-i-hold-important-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/01\/19\/my-garden-is-one-of-the-things-i-hold-important-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"My garden is one of the things I hold important to me"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><center><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"300\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grab the Photo Hunt code.<br \/>\nPhoto Theme. Visit participants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\nThis weeks theme is <strong>Important<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This weeks photo hunter theme is important and I decided to show you what&#8217;s <em>important<\/em> to me as far as gardening goes.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_1147 by triciawd, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/1266178386\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"IMG_1147 by triciawd, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/1266178386\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1234\/1266178386_520d0bba8f.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1147\" width=\"450\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret to anyone that reads this blog or any of my other blogs that my garden is important to me.  Gardening is a great hobby and activity.  I&#8217;m passionate about gardening.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tomato2 by triciawd, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/256223254\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/120\/256223254_d71a6bfcce_m.jpg\" alt=\"Tomato2\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The act of planting new plants each year and maintaining my garden helps keep me fit and gets me outdoors for some much needed fresh air.   My garden is also a source of comfort and peace.  It&#8217;s where I go to relax.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m off work due to Crohn&#8217;s Disease, but when I&#8217;d come home from a hectic shift in the ER, no matter how tired I was, I&#8217;d often head straight to the garden. Either to simple enjoy my plants and flowers or perhaps not so surprisingly to do some work!   Just a few minutes in my garden would erase the stress of an ER shift.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_1601 by triciawd, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/1461657901\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"IMG_1601 by triciawd, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/1461657901\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1018\/1461657901_2fe47811a2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1601\" width=\"450\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"lucious strawberry by triciawd, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/220651640\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/87\/220651640_eea3b9fa8c_m.jpg\" alt=\"lucious strawberry\" width=\"221\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a> I&#8217;m an organic gardener.  I don&#8217;t use any chemicals in my garden beds or on my plants at all. Everything is natural and my garden is fertilized with manure, leaf mulch, and alfalfa tea.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"cherrytomatos by triciawd, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/207074014\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/86\/207074014_109afde4bf_m.jpg\" alt=\"cherrytomatos\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a> I mainly post photos of my flowers on this site and others that I maintain, but I also grow a fair amount of veggies and fruit.  Some of the veggies, particularly the leafy greens, are grown in large balcony planters beside my back porch.<\/p>\n<p>Other fruit and vegetables such as Tiny Tom tomatoes and beans are grown in planters on the patio, while plants such as peppers, carrots, raspberries and strawberries are grown right in the garden beds among the flowers.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMGP2982 by triciawd, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/189937642\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"IMGP2982 by triciawd, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/189937642\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/51\/189937642_2f44554ef1.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP2982\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>Now wouldn&#8217;t a nice bowl of fresh raspberries be great right now?<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<br\/> <br\/>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_underpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0957462354\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<?php if ( is_search() || is_single() || is_page() || is_paged() || is_category() || is_archive() ) { ?>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nch_client = \"dragonden\";\r\nch_type = \"mpu\";\r\nch_width = 468;\r\nch_height = 250;\r\nch_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\nch_color_title = \"FF9B00\";\r\nch_color_text = \"333333\";\r\nch_non_contextual = 4;\r\nch_vertical =\"premium\";\r\nch_sid = \"gardengrows_betweenposts\";\r\nvar ch_queries = new Array( );\r\nvar ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));\r\nif ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) {\r\nch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];\r\n}\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script  src=\"http:\/\/scripts.chitika.net\/eminimalls\/amm.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br\/><\/div>\r\n<?php } ?>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grab the Photo Hunt code. 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