First, my apologies for not posting on Thursday… limited computer access and friends visiting from overseas made me lose track of the date. So, once again, the Greater Balloon Juice Commentariat takes center stage. From commentor Linda M: This morning I wanted to respond to Sunday morning garden chat by including a picture of a …
Garden Chats
Open Thread: Sunday Morning Garden Chat
From commentor Gravie: This is my front yard in the afternoon. Looks pretty nice in the months of May & June. *********** Ahhh… summer. When the comfortable lawn chair becomes an essential part of every good garden! __ We’re now getting berries on our alpine strawberries, which seem to be fool-proof, at least here in …
Open Thread: Thursday Garden Chat
From commentor WoodyNYC: For years I’ve been working on a patch of land behind our summer shack in the Catskills, trying to make a low maintenance semi-deerproof rock garden. It’s all about rocks up there. A central feature is a bunch of rocks with thyme growing between them, and right now the thyme is blooming. …
Open Thread: Sunday Garden Chat
From commentor Andrew R: This is the front yard veggie garden for our community house in Portland, OR. That front box is 24 feet long! If you look closely, you can see my current project: adding herringbone brick in between the boxes ;) *********** I have to admit: I covet those tidy raised beds almost …
Open Thread: Thursday Garden Chat
From commentor Linda Featheringill: Here you go. One is a picture of the whole garden and the other is a shot of our first tomato [yes, you’ll have to look for it]. *********** From commentor Mark D: First, let me just say how much I really enjoy the garden threads. I’ve learned a great deal, …
Open Thread: Thursday Garden Chat
__ Premier placement (and mad props) goes to commentor JHarp, who pointed out that if we’re talking about gardens, we could share pictures, too: Here is a picture of my pepper garden and a couple of tomato plants for your review. *********** __ From commentor Cat Hair Everywhere: Attached is a photo of my tomato …
Sunday Morning Open Thread
Commentor Jharp suggested, quite reasonably, that if we’re going to talk about our gardens every Thursday evening, we could also include pictures. He even sent along the first photo, of his pepper patch, for this week’s post. So… if you have garden pics you want to share… email me a .jpeg (click on my name …