New Impatiens

I bought these:

Because I killed these:

Note to self: Stop over loving your plants by giving them too much fertilizer. They don't like it.

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World's Largest Radish

Look what I grew in my garden:

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My Grandma's Rose is Back

My biggest fear through this whole remodel was that I was going to lose my Grandma's rose. For 50 years, it was at the home in which I grew up. When my sister-in-law didn't want it anymore, I moved it to my house. It was there for 3 years and was doing well. Then, the contractor said that they had to dig out our foundation. So, I moved it to my veggie garden over the winter. I transplanted it again to its final resting place (I hope) in front of the new trellis this spring. I crossed my fingers that it would live. Not only did it live but it bloomed!!!

I now believe that this rose will survive a nuclear war:-)

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Before and After

We are FINALLY done with our walkway. It looks spectacular!!! It was exactly how I envisioned it and I love it.

Here is how it looked last year:

And here it is now:

The roses will be bigger next year and it will be even better!

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We started laying brick yesterday on our walkway project. (Yes, the weather is finally cooperating!)The orange brick came off of the house before the remodel. I think it looks great as a garden edge.

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Gravel Walkway

We got as far as getting the gravel in for our brick walkway before the rains came:

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Digging the Walkway

We spent the weekend starting our sidewalk project. We bought the bricks, measured out the area and got 3/4 of it dug out before we had to leave for a piano recital.

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New Birdhouse Hat

Another garden project came to fruition:

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New Irrigation System

This weekend, I worked on installing my new irrigation system for my newly remodeled gardens. Now, my wonderful plants will get all the water they need this season:-)

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Mulch

This weekend, we tackled getting mulch on our new gardens. Since I have a lot of gardens, this was a HUGE accomplishment.

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New Bushes

It's getting there. This weekend, we bought some new bushes for the front of the house. I also moved my grandma's rose up there (just in time for the cold). And, we made a little bird sanctuary with our bird bath and bird feeder.

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Spring Cleaning Gardens

I tackled spring cleaning my gardens. Here are my veggies:

My radishes are doing awesome and so are my greens except for my spinach. My spinach is really made at me. So are the bunnies on my property. I found two babies in my peony garden. I hope their mommy comes and gets them soon. You don't need to go home but you can't stay here.
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Daffodils Already

It is unbelievable to have daffodils on the first day of spring in Wisconsin! Unheard of!!!

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Trellis Trio

As part of my quest to rebuild my gardens from the destruction that the remodel caused, I needed some trellises to support my roses in the summer and create interest in the winter. I wanted them to be round on the top to echo the arch that was already present on the property. Everything I found was $200 a piece and since I needed 4 (3 here and 1 in another area), that was way over my budget. After searching all off season, I found some perfect metal trellis for $50/each at Stein's. The only problem, they were green. I wanted cream to match the accent colors on the house. Solution? I painted them and now, they match perfectly! Check them out:

I can't wait to get those roses out there!!

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Row Cover

This weekend, I tried starting the season early with a row cover. I transplanted cold weather greens and sowed radishes, peas and beans directly into the soil.

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Garden Update

I haven't done a garden update in forever. Probably because I haven't had a garden in a while. Here are my sprouts. 

Another thing happened in the garden today. The best way to describe it is to share an email I sent to my husband today:

"Ok....wildlife hates me. After sowing some seeds inside, I ventured outside to see how things are going out there. I turned the compost and pulled out the old plants from the veggie garden. Man, there are a TON of weeds in there:-( I would LOVE to get a hold of that this year. Anyway, I tried to turn the soil and there was no way. Rock solid. Then, I turned my attention to the peonies. I thought I could get a jump on spring cleaning by pulling those out too. I mean, the veggies came out really easily. And I thought, I could pull them before the new stuff starts to come up. Well, I took one pull and out popped...a bunny!!! I screamed like someone was stabbing me repeatedly! I am sure the neighbors love it when I go outside because it is so entertaining. I went directly inside to pull the crap out of my pants and I am done for today. ##%^^^& bunnies!!!"

Nice.