Posts Tagged gardening
A Moment
When Hugh and I are strolling about town, me hoisting his increasingly heavy frame in a front facing carrier, we’re frequently greeted by those we walk past.
Allowing Moments of Simple Enjoyment
Hugh is 7 and a half months old and my garden is ripe within the heyday of summer.
A Good Start
Instead, Justin often proudly remarks that it’s the most productive and healthy garden I’ve (we’ve) ever grown.
Uncanny Similarities between Parenting and Gardening
Daily life is frequently driven by our imaginings of present bliss and future success.
Shaking Off Frustrations
A garden can lift you up or break you down, and this year, our garden has succeeded at doing both.
The Gardening Identity
I know that my garden is a living, breathing entity, a “creature” that will blossom, thrive (or not), and eventually die.
Optimism and Possibilities
June in the garden: a time when anxious planning transforms into fleeting optimism.
Observations for Next Year
We moved in February, leaving behind two years of garden experimentation at our rental house.
The Garden Takes Care of Itself
The past few days aside, May and early June felt like summer in the Pacific Northwest.
Growing Season, Already?
After a long winter hiatus, when I first picked up the little green notebook in which I record gardening notes, I flipped to see when the last entry was.
Our 2nd Spring
In the past year, amidst unpacking, painting, gardening, work, and trips near and far, Portland's weather shifted according to the seasons: Summer involved three months of surreally beautiful dry weather, Fall brought unexpected color change, and Winter, a season I was prepared to "survive", was mild – gentler than previous years', I've heard.
Mimosa Tree Woes
As July turned to August, I didn't share a garden update because much remained the same.
A Lucky Day
I didn’t know it at the time, but the day I took photos of our blooming sunflower turned out to be the only day the sunflower looked healthy and strong.
Complacency Forgiven
June was a productive month for our 4x4 garden, the multiple container plants scattered about our driveway, and the flowers in both the front and back yards.
Midnight Gardening with “Ladies in Red”
The last time I wrote about gardening and general backyard maintenance, I was still cleaning things up and progress inched along.
Dandelions, Slugs, and Buried Yard Tools
To me, one of the most exciting parts of home rentership, aside from doing laundry whenever I want and not hearing the neighbor's conversations, is having a yard.
Summer Garden Update
In May, I shared that I was gathering items to start my own fire escape garden.
Design that Needs to Become Reality
While browsing The Die Line, I stumbled across this post and frantically started clicking around.