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Which category best describes you?: Recreational Gardener

Skill level: Intermediate

List your URL, Twitter or Facebook profiles here.: http://www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife/

What kind of gardening do you like to do?: flowers and vegetables

How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?: 10-20 hours - most dedicated to vegetables

05-25-2010
Amazed at all the gardens I see on this site, I'm so jealous. You all inspire me to be a better gardener and to pay more attention to the little things. Fighting the urge to let EVERYTHING grow is one of my ongoing battles. Finally realized that if something isn't happy where I planted it, not the right size or color, or behaving as promised, it must be moved or given away. I'm no master gardener but still pretty successful with veggies and fruits for some reason. Plants & flowers are on their own most of the time. Still experimenting and learning....

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Inspired

Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:36am 6 Comments 2 Likes

I love this site and seeing everyone's pictures, even as much as it inspires me, it makes me feel like a grain of sand on the beach. I work pretty hard in my gardens and I think they are so pretty, then I see what everyone else has done and I feel like I'm not trying hard enough. I get so many ideas from garden share that I sometimes am overwhelmed and feel I'll never have enough energy or time to do it all. Onset of yet another birthday has me self-evaluating and wondering if I can keep up… Continue

straw bales

Posted on March 31, 2011 at 10:18pm 15 Comments 0 Likes

Anybody out there have any experience with straw bale gardening?

Spring 2011

Posted on March 21, 2011 at 5:34pm 0 Comments 1 Like

This morning on the deck in the moonshine the temp was perfect, the breeze was perfect, the coffee was perfect, only thing missing was the smell of the ocean, don't have that in Southern Indiana. Worked at real job for 6 hours, came home and got down to business on the compost bins. Been lazy the past couple years and just started throwing things in there, today was the day I started to rectify that. Brought out the chipper and shoved stuff in and made small stuff out of it. One bin down 2… Continue

Pull of the Earth

Posted on November 17, 2010 at 7:34am 0 Comments 0 Likes

7:30 a.m. I look outside at a foggy, foggy morning. Cold but sunny. Not a lot left to do out in the yard. Bring up some firewood, winterize the powered lawn equipment, mulch a couple newly transplanted bushes. Going to turn my thoughts to the holidays for a few weeks and then I will allow myself to start getting excited about spring. To be honest, I'm already a little excited and that's saying a lot since, it takes something pretty intense to excite or surprise me these days. I think that's why… Continue

vines you love/hate

Posted on August 4, 2010 at 8:54am 5 Comments 0 Likes

I would not be a very nice person if I didn't warn and or remind my fellow gardeners about a couple vines I am regretting. Wisteria is one of the more beautiful vines ever (along with kudzu) when in bloom, but I have only found one other that rivals it when it comes to tenacity and vigor; the trumpet creeper.

Thought I had the wisteria under control but this morning found new shoots and tentacles coming up under the deck about 10' away from main trunk and the new life is…

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At 10:23am on July 3, 2011, OregonGardenGal said…: Debbie your gardens are beautiful! I love your walkway and seeing all the little creatures who visit :) and your asparagus look so yummy!

At 9:57pm on June 22, 2011, Flower Girl said…: Thanks debbie, I found the flower on the wildflower web site... it's a Five Spot. (Nemophila maculata)

At 1:18pm on May 31, 2011, Anna said…: Thanks Debbie! Glad to have you as a friend:) I love it in Avondale but it sure does get pretty hot, and it definetly requires ALOT of water to keep all the plants happy:)

At 4:27am on May 31, 2011, Geoffrey Ives said…: Debbie, your gardens are beautiful, as are your raccoons. What state are you in? I see snow and deer. We're in Maine, so it looks like you may have some similar seasonal issues.

At 8:37pm on May 29, 2011, Flower Girl said…: Yes Debbie, he has a lot of "honey dos" and pretty much free time. He still hasn't planted everything.. Corn and okra next. Yes that was a redbud tree that had to be severely pruned because of the ice breaking it all to pieces. It bloomed on the trunk anyway. lol

At 5:40pm on May 1, 2011, Norma Wagner said…: Debbie I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner. My son built the patio. His first one. He did an awesome job of it. He also built my garden shed for me.

At 10:38pm on April 16, 2011, Flower Girl said…: Debbie , I think mine is called Fire on the mountain. It is only that bright of a color for about 3 days. It fades fast. It has few flowers though.

At 3:31pm on April 16, 2011, Clare Oliva said…: Debbie,

Thanks for compliments on my garden. I am started to get very excited because this long winter is FINALLY over and the garden is starting to wake up. I'm really looking forward to our peonies blooming (probably around Memorial Day). We have a really long wall lined with them and it's one of my favorite times of year.

I just looked at your pictures -- WOW. Looks like you have a lot of property. I'm originally from NYC and now in northern NJ, so when my husband and I bought a house with an acre of property 20 miles from the city, it seemed so huge. Well, we're having so much fun in the garden that we are now running out of room and wish we had another acre.

Your garden and landscape are beautiful. How do you grow all of those vegetables and beautiful shrubs and flowers with deer, skunks and raccoons all around? (And that picture you had of all the birds was unbelievable!) Teach me your secrets. The deer and groundhogs around here are relentless and we're always trying new things to thwart them. (Unfortunately, our town has very restrictive rules on what kind of fences you can put up, so it's hard to keep the critters out)

I love the way your gardens have areas of interest surrounded by grass and open space. And all of your plants look so healthy! Nice to "meet" you and I look forward to being further inspired by pictures of your garden!

Clare

At 9:30pm on April 10, 2011, Flower Girl said…: Thanks Debbie, I just love the spring. After June it's too hot where I live to work in the garden.

At 12:31am on April 10, 2011, Rafael O. Quezada said…: Getting familiar with this forum... didn't see the "add-friend" feature at first. Nice to meet you ;)