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...
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:
Let me share with you my tried and true chicken garden "tool box" full of accoutrements. Every gardener with a free range flock must have several devices to protect delicate prized plants from potential destruction. Edibles are a high priority in my garden, however the...
[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...
I remember a little over a year ago I turned in the manuscript, pictures and drawings for my book about gardening with chickens, and while it was this huge sense of relief to meet such a monumental deadline, it also made me very anxious. I...
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...
At this time of the year I take a few simple steps to protect specific plants from my chickens. Right now it is tomatoes, which are ripe for the picking...
[caption id="attachment_1435" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Our newest furbaby - the ninja kitty "Rocky" likes to hang out in the garden and hide in the plants...
I spend a lot of time thinking about animals and gardening - together! Not just chickens, ducks, dogs ..but deer too! Many of my design clients have issues with deer in their area and it is my job to help them design, build and maintain...
This is one plant that I absolutely love to have around just for my chickens. Sambucus racemosa is a Pacific Northwest native shrub and is super easy to grow, thriving in all kinds of growing conditions (sun or shade, dry or moist soil, etc). Every...