For fun, Gardening / 11.12.2013

Do you have avid gardeners in your family?  Or those who want to be but they need that extra helping hand?   Winter may not seem like gardening time, but it is the best time for planning, preparing, and catching up on maintenance so that you can get the...

For fun, Gardening / 18.02.2013

Here we are again about to plunge into the fun and chaos of the NW Flower and Garden Show!  This year we are doing something totally different and we're gonna have a booth in the Plant Market! That's right, we're selling the best, tastiest and...

For fun / 12.05.2012

[caption id="attachment_2281" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="The White House's Front Yard has a kitchen garden (left) and a beehive! (middle)"][/caption] My first day in DC I went for an all day hike to see the sights and in search of gardens in the Mall.  I was pleasantly surprised...

For fun, Kids / 23.03.2012

We are excited to have this guest post from Stacy Tornio (www.stacygrows.com) the author of "Project Garden: A Month by Month Guide to Planting, Growing,  and Enjoying All Your Backyard Has to Offer" a fantastic new book which includes over 175 activities for the whole...

For fun, Gardening / 14.02.2012

I have a funny thing to admit... on the opening day of the show I had to get up at 4am to get ready for a live TV interview and while I was driving to the show I got all teary because I was so happy that the show was finally starting.  I could not wait! It is such a huge highlight of my year, I tend to get overly emotional with happiness!  I love it, seeing everyone - the people are fantastic, all the hard work put into the show, the garden family reunions and new discoveries and encounters.  So much garden love.. I can hardly handle it!  I'm looking forward to next year "Garden's Go Hollywood" theme.. the question on my mind, is *will we* or *won't we* build a garden?! Anyhoo, onto a photo album of  some fun stuff:

When I first saw this, I immediately wanted to lounge in this garden. Little did I know there would be fantastic entertainment later on... a beautiful belly dancer performed on the last day and we were lucky to catch her performance!
Chicken Garden Book, For fun, Gardening / 04.02.2012

[caption id="attachment_1763" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption=""Beep Beep!" says the gigantic loader at the NW Flower and Garden Show during garden construction"][/caption] The Saturday before the big opening of the NW Flower and Garden Show has a way of making me extremely giddy but also raising my blood...

Bees, ducks, For fun, Plants / 18.01.2012

When nearby Seattle anxiously awaits snowfall, chances are we already have a nice blanket covering our little farm.  This year has been full of new snow adventures and I thought I'd share some pictures of what is happening here with this years massive snow dump.  Total accumulation has been approx 15" over the past several days.

[caption id="attachment_1691" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="This is what our driveway looks like - notice the small tree hanging on the power lines"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1693" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="as you keep coming down the drive.. there is another tree that we have our eyes on. I just hope it doesn't get windy!"][/caption]
Chickens, For fun, Gardening / 09.12.2011

December 9th, 2011 3:45pm  Weight: 1lbs 2oz   Height: 9" I'm such a proud mama to announce that the stork has delivered my beautiful baby hatchling book!  It has been  incubating for quite some time now; I've been keeping a close eye on temperature, making sure everyone...