Here are some photos from the Garden Tour 2013. Sorry if you missed it, there was so much to see! Landscapes. . . beautiful homes, containers, yard art. Brilliant colors . . . And of course, the people!
It’s so fun to look at the arbor before it was blooming and compare it with the picture in June! It makes pruning so rewarding!
There are many ways to compost organic materials to enrich your garden in an organic way! I love that I don’t have to throw kitchen scraps and grass clippings in the weekly trash bin. Why not re-use your scraps for your benefit and keep waste out of the landfill! I separate kitchen scraps from coffee […]
I am experimenting with different ways of composting. The traditional way of having large compost bins can be sooo SLOOOOOOW. Plus, in Idaho, we have to continually water the compost pile in the summer to get any decomposition to occur. On to trench composting. The benefits of trench composting: 1.The scraps are buried in the […]
I love flowers, but I have a lot to learn about flower arranging. These DIY flower frogs have helped a lot, though. These frogs are made from 1/2 inch wire mesh and mason jar rings. Just cut the mesh to the approximate size (use gloves!) and press into the ring. You can use any size […]
June is the month for roses. They are at their absolute best in June, in Boise. The leaves are still fresh and green, the insect damage is minimal and the blossoms are big and bright. Roses are great for cut flowers as well since they will stay looking good for about a week, as long […]
This week, the Garden Gals met at Sue’s house in Eagle. Our intent with the “not your mother’s garden club” was to do some work in each other’s gardens and to tour the garden and then give advice in problems areas. The first two meetings, we had rain and so we viewed the gardens from […]
