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Garden Journal:  June 2021
30 Jun 2021

Garden Journal: June 2021

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden areas, The Garden 2021, What's Been Happening? | 7

June is when summer begins. It’s a month of lots of blooms, heat, bugs, air conditioning, and lots of outdoor cooking and eating. The eveing primrose are in full bloom. The Egyptian Walking Onions are producing all sorts of little … Continued

Egyptian Walking Onions, evening primrose, feverfew, garden journal 2021
Pots Under ‘Hosta’ge
16 May 2021

Pots Under ‘Hosta’ge

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden areas, Plant Profiles, The Garden 2021 | 6

Several years ago I did a post about my garden under ‘hosta’ge. I just love these plants in our shady north facing garden. Over the years I’ve been dividing them and creating new gardens or sharing them with other gardeners. … Continued

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Garden Journal: April 2021
30 Apr 2021

Garden Journal: April 2021

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Container Gardening, Garden areas, The Garden 2021, What's Been Happening? | 13

April is the month when growth really starts happening in the garden. The weather has been lovely this month, warmer than usual, so I was able to spend a lot of time outside. One area I’ve been working on is … Continued

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Expanding Herb’s Place
13 Apr 2021

Expanding Herb’s Place

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden areas, The Garden 2021 | 6

Herb’s Place, started in 2020, has been expanding. The area under a set of stairs that was moved became part of this garden area. Trouble is the ground was so compacted that it was nearly impossible to dig into. So … Continued

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I’m Going Bottomless
10 Apr 2021

I’m Going Bottomless

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Container Gardening, Garden areas, The Garden 2021 | 6

I’ve gone bottomless before but this year I’m adding more bottomless pots. These are like mini raised gardens which allow me to fill the pot with good soil but gives the plants the opportunity to put the roots down as … Continued

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The Bridge Garden
9 Aug 2020

The Bridge Garden

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden areas, The Garden 2020 | 9

A new shady garden has been taking shape and will be part of the bridge garden. In 2014 we replaced the old bridge with another one made from old decking. On this side of the bridge there are a couple … Continued

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