I ended up returning the Gerber daisies to Lowe’s (thank goodness for their 1-year guarantee). They just couldn’t make it in the heat and so much direct sun. I planted a few more petunias and marigolds, as well as a couple of other perennials (of course, I can’t remember their names).
I also pulled all of […]
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Here are the pictures from our weekend work in the front yard. We cut back the fir tree a bit because it was taking over the crape myrtle.
We also cut back two terribly ugly trees: one was blocking the view from the master bedroom, and the other, at the end of the driveway, always blocked […]
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I just found out that the North Charleston Farmers Market is no longer at the Westvaco Park– it’s moved to Park Circle! Here’s the scoop:
WHAT: Locally grown produce
WHEN: Every Thursday beginning June 19 (through October 18)
2:00pm until 6:00pm (woohoo– we can actually get there after work!)
WHERE: Felix C. Davis Community Center in Park Circle
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Daniel’s dad Jack was in town for a long weekend, and he was so kind to lend us a hand in battling the nearly untameable trees and bushes in our yard. Now, you might be wondering how we could have any more overgrown plants in our yard (especially after all we’ve removed), but when the […]
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I first saw this post on design*sponge and absolutely fell in love with the designs of Heather Moore of Skinny Laminx. Heather’s tutorial is well done (with lots of pictures) and very informative… now I just need to find a kiln!
For those of you who aren’t quite ready to tackle designing your own dishes, check […]
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The hydrangeas are in bloom in the backyard, so I just had to clip a few and bring them inside to cheer up the indoors.
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We had an abundance of banana peppers from the garden (that you can see here). Daniel pickled and canned them (along with one of the jalepeno peppers) yesterday (white vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, and celery salt). Unfortunately, he didn’t get an in-progress pictures, but here’s the end result. We just have to wait two weeks […]
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Our four tomato plants are really doing well. The cherry tomato plant is producing the most tomatoes right now, but I think that’s probably because cherry tomatoes are so much smaller.
I just picked the first big tomato this past week, and it was definitely a big one (and the tomato sandwich I made tasted amazing). […]
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We had LOTS of rain today! Hurray! I hope the flowers in the backyard bed will be happier now. Daniel and I also stepped our into the still-damp lawn and picked a few items from our garden: cherry tomatoes, banana peppers, and a jalepeno. In particular the banana peppers and cherry tomatoes have been doing […]
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The other day I picked some of our first cherry tomatoes.
It’s absolutely the best thing ever to able to walk out the back door and pick food which you’ve grown on your own. Bright red and juicy homegrown tomatoes are the epitome of summer, so I started things off with a light summery salad: a […]
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