There are the bulbs I planted in November and December. They are already starting to bloom. I ordered them (and the pictures come from) Van Bourgendien. These pictures will have to do until my own burst into color!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
How Does Your Garden Grow?
I have really become interested in gardening, now that I have my own plot of land to do so on. Almost an acre, in fact, to mess around in. And it is RAW, so this is going to be an adventure, trying to spruce things up!
Will and I both grew up in areas very different from North Carolina. Will in lush, cool Wisconsin, and myself in fairly fertile Utah, where growing a velvet lawn is no more difficult than throwing down some seed and walking away! The dirt here alone will be a challenge, considering we live in what is known as "The Sandhills," not to mention battling fire ants, chiggers and all manner of other unmentionable creatures! And to top things off, we are in a drought right now, and under water restrictions. So, needless to say, I am working against some awful odds, but I think I am up for the challenge of creating beauty out of nothing, and teaching myself about gardening in the South during the process!
So, with that in mind, the purpose of this blog is to act as my Gardening Journal, if you will. It is here that I will post everything I do to my little corner of the Earth, my more than likely many, many failures, as well as a few triumphs, I hope!
Will and I both grew up in areas very different from North Carolina. Will in lush, cool Wisconsin, and myself in fairly fertile Utah, where growing a velvet lawn is no more difficult than throwing down some seed and walking away! The dirt here alone will be a challenge, considering we live in what is known as "The Sandhills," not to mention battling fire ants, chiggers and all manner of other unmentionable creatures! And to top things off, we are in a drought right now, and under water restrictions. So, needless to say, I am working against some awful odds, but I think I am up for the challenge of creating beauty out of nothing, and teaching myself about gardening in the South during the process!
So, with that in mind, the purpose of this blog is to act as my Gardening Journal, if you will. It is here that I will post everything I do to my little corner of the Earth, my more than likely many, many failures, as well as a few triumphs, I hope!
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