Another technique I use to grow plants in my garden is to collect seeds from the plants and spread them in areas I would like them to grow. Watch as I explain: ...

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Do you collect seeds from your garden? It is one of my favorite ways to save money on plants. See how easy it is! ...

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This year, I really took the phrase "the dog days of summer" to heart. July was very warm, and I felt very unmotivated to do much of anything. However, the garden marches on and each day comes anyway, and I made myself step up and DO things that needed doing. This clump of bearded iris has grown full and beautiful. The problem was that...

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Our family took an epic, 5000 mile, cross-country road-trip for 17 days during the later half of June. I worked very hard for the first half of June to prepare the garden to endure during our long trip away, making sure sprinklers and drip lines were functioning properly, harvesting anything that was ready before we left. But, after three weeks away from the...

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Even though the garden still doesn't match my complete vision for it, I am starting to see the progress! Many portions of the garden are finally filling in lush and beautiful. Several other parts have young plants that will fill in within another season or two. For the past few weeks, the floral show has been ramping up and is just getting spectacular! The...

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I have completed (a little belatedly) my garden rotation plan for 2016. Last year I made a list of the produce we had too much of, between our garden and the Petersen Farm share. I adjusted the amount of space I allotted to each type of produce according to this list. Of course, the balance will still likely be off, depending on how...

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This week I received a knock at the door from a neighbor informing me that her children and some other neighbor children had picked many flowers from my yard to decorate their sculpture in her sandbox. I went over to the sandbox with her to access the damage, and really, really felt more humor than anger. Those clever kids had created a whole...

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We have had such a wet spring this year... The wettest I remember in my 20 years in Utah. The snow has finally stopped (knock on wood), but we have had rain and rain and rain. It has really slowed down our garden work. But hopefully, all the moisture will help all my seeds sprout! I do see plenty of tiny sprouts coming...

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This was a busy week in the garden, and I have my first slight sunburn of the season on my face to prove it. We finished the front flagstone pathways, after only three work sessions (with several weather delays in between). The finished pathways give the entire garden a better "finished" look, which is exactly what I was hoping for. This morning, we worked...

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