Tag Archives: gardening

what you didn’t plan (or plant)

Posted on October 6, 2014 by

Last year in this bed, I grew tomatoes on purpose. The growing season ended, I pulled out the plants, and called it a day. (Or a season, I guess.) This year, I didn’t grow tomatoes on purpose in this bed. … Continue reading →

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quick post Friday: love in a time of Sedum

Posted on September 19, 2014 by

This is the season of Sedum. If you look, you’ll see it in so many yards and gardens, starting to turn pink this time of year. It will eventually turn burgundy-brown. Fun fact! There are many different varieties of Sedum, … Continue reading →

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name that plant! (the Leah’s-yard edition)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by

In the last edition of Name That Plant!, all the plants were pink. This time around, the theme is that they were all in my yard when I went around taking a bunch of pictures yesterday evening. (Which was for … Continue reading →

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name that plant! (the pink edition)

Posted on August 6, 2014 by

  So I took a walk around my neighbourhood yesterday evening, and as usual was admiring and checking out the various gardens I passed. I took pictures of three plants that I don’t know, but want to know, for future planting … Continue reading →

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Leah the doofus gardener

Posted on July 30, 2014 by

I’m kind of a doofus sometimes. I had bought the bag of mulch a few months ago and then just let it sit on my deck. I think I was resisting using it because it falls under what I think … Continue reading →

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four new goals

Posted on July 7, 2014 by

It’s past the middle of the year now and I’m ready to ditch my first four simple goals and call them done. And, I’m ready to make four new goals! First, an catch-up and an update: Catch-up: This is the post … Continue reading →

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glory in the green-ness

Posted on May 20, 2014 by

Well! It was quite the weekend! Nothing crazy and dramatic, really, but just some much-needed time at home. Saturday I spent a good six hours outside in the garden. Adam’s folks came over and they helped us save a limb … Continue reading →

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