Sand and Starfish

Archive for the ‘the garden’ Category

Jun 12
4

Your Garden Showcase, Terri

Your Garden Showcase, Terri

For those of you who are knew to this site, this past year, I took a giant step and planted my own garden. Since then, I have been drawn to… (Read More)

Jun 04
7

Your Garden Showcase, Carmen

Your Garden Showcase, Carmen

I am very happy to share with you the start a fabulous new weekly segment that I would like to call, “Your Garden Showcase.” For those of you who are… (Read More)

Jun 01
0

Deliciousness in Garden Form

Deliciousness in Garden Form

Who knew that gardening would be so much work!? But it’s good work. It’s fun work. Unless you have to squish cabbage worms against your fence to make sure they… (Read More)

May 20
5

Delicious Garden Update & Smoothie a Day

Yesterday morning, my broccoli looked like this: So this morning I had to “pick” it. Not sure if that’s the right term when dealing with broccoli and I’m not sure… (Read More)

May 17
7

Homemade Topsy Turvy Tutorial

If you have a small garden and need a little extra room to grow… a homemade topsy turvy is a great solution! Follow my step  by step instructions and soon… (Read More)

May 11
5

What Does Broccoli Look Like?

I always knew what it looked like when I would eat it but what does it look like before it gets to my plate? I have wondered this forever because… (Read More)

May 04
3

God was Crying Last Night

It rained quite heavily last night. It was bad. I woke up to find my garden under about 3 to 4 inches of water. It has since gone down but… (Read More)

Apr 25
2

Throw Me Another Curveball

Talk about the craziest storms ever last night! Marlee hates thunderstorms. And let’s not get started on what she thinks of the flashes from the lightning. Either way she walks… (Read More)

Apr 22
1

Earth Day

Are you celebrating Earth Day today? I was planning on it until I looked at my garden again this morning. Mother Earth you are fantastic but I have a bone… (Read More)

Apr 20
1

R.I.P. Crisp Lettuce

Life caught up with me yesterday and I needed to rest… and now I think that my garden and I riding the same emotional roller coaster. It went from this:… (Read More)

Apr 14
2

Homemade Topsy Turvy

I am so stinkin’ excited to share what my garden has been doing for me. It’s seriously giving me quite the garden ego boost ;) I’m already planning on expanding… (Read More)

Mar 28
1

*Sigh*

You know what I did yesterday? I took lots of pictures of my garden and sang to the plants. I’m not lying. I sing to them every weekend. I think… (Read More)

Mar 13
1

Marigolds, Sunflowers, and Gardens

After doing a little more research on my lovely little garden, I have found that planting marigolds by it will turn insects away. The super strong smell that they give… (Read More)

Mar 08
5

Trial and Error

We have no flood lights outside by where my garden is. Actually we do, but they don’t work. Gripe gripe gripe from me because we bought the house this way… (Read More)