Seed List 2017

Greetings everyone 🙂 I trust all is well and like me, you are eagerly anticipating Springs arrival. I wanted to share a list of plants I will be growing from seed this year: Annatto Basil (Italian Large Leaf) Basil (Sweet) Beans (Black Turtle) Beans (Alguille Verte) Beans (Maxibel) Beans (Stringless Blue Lake, FM1K Pole) Bee…

Sunday Reflection….

Last week my family and I suffered the loss of my aunt Brenda. It was not a sudden passing, but I am still in shock and I miss her terribly. I do know that time heals and she is in a better place (being a southern belle as usual I am sure). What a vibrant,…

Southern Cow Peas

Hello everyone. I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend. I received a few inquires recently about the cow peas I grew in my garden. In particular, I was asked “what exactly are cowpeas”? Cow peas (also commonly known as southern peas, black-eyed peas, purple hull peas, crowder peas,  lubia, niebe, coupe or frijoles) are…

Farewell To My Summer Garden….

Hello my gardening friends. I just harvested the last of my cucumbers, beans, tomatoes and cowpeas from my summer garden and tidied up the yard a bit to plant my fall garden . I utilize mostly containers for my veggies (various pots and planters) but, I use my trust 12 inch wood planters in the…

Garden Treasures

Good afternoon garden friends. I am so excited. I spoke with a good friend of mine yesterday and she mentioned something that caught my attention. She has been drying and saving various flowers and foliage this year to create garden crafts for the holidays. One craft in particular was making garden potpourri. I really want…

Starting A Fall Garden

  Hello again my gardening friends. I hope your gardens are exploding with bounties of fresh fruits, herbs, flowers and vegetables and you are enjoying your summer! All is well in my garden and I gearing up to start a fall garden in the next several days. My choices are: Purple Top Turnip 60 Days…