It’s finally springtime! I’m so relieved and so excited about the growing season ahead. In the winter, I feel like a little seed buried in the heavy soil, sitting in the dark alone, waiting for warmth and light. It’s hard to be motivated to do very much except hibernate. My […]
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Happy Birthday Garden Delicious!
The Garden Delicious just celebrated its 1st Birthday! I had an idea for a blog for a few years before I actually dove into the process of creating it. My procrastination was a combination of things. Life just kept getting in the way. I changed jobs. My routine changed and […]
Beautiful, Vibrant Beets!
I planted these Chioggia beet seeds in October and just pulled them from the garden today! Beets are wonderful vegetable to have in the winter garden. They provide lots of vitamin A, C, E, K and a bunch of B vitamins we need. The roots are vibrant and beautiful but […]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I’ve already put away all the holiday decorations, cleaned out my closet, donated a large lot of belongings to charity and am ready for a fresh start. As soon as the holidays are over, I feel like spring must be right around the corner. In Oregon what […]
Winter Pruning of Roses
By the time December rolls around I’ve usually pushed my luck with my roses. They give me beautiful, continuous blooms from May through November with hardly any maintenance. They love their planting spot up against the hot, white wall of the house so I’m very fortunate to have these sweet […]
Pruning Maples
It’s November! Every year I say “How’d the year go by so fast?” But seriously, this year! Wow! It flew by. The fall in Oregon is such a special time. September is still hot so we try to squeeze as much of summer out of it as possible. Then October creeps […]