Wouldn't it be FUN to shop here?  Wow! 

Here's a link to learn more.

http://www.clausdalby.dk/2014/10/er-de-ikke-sknne.html#.VFY_z0vT6Zg

Can you guess what's going on here?

Looks kinda tribal, doesn't it?

Well, it's eco-dying.  

This is one of my eco-dyed pages.  All dry and being sewn into a fab book.

Learning how-to at a class taught by Leslie Marsh this last weekend.  If you've been thinking about taking one of her classes do.  I learned a lot AND would take another one of her classes anytime. 

I'll post more photos about this great class and it's teachers, soon.

     

 

Last September, 2013.  When the  well pump had to be replaced.   

The dirt removal and all the equipment really tore up the 

yard and gardens.  Also, damaged a 60' tall cottonwood, that no one seems to know how old it is. But everyone remembers the cottonwood always being here.  

This April, 2014. After replacing all the dirt, grading and reseeding the grass.  

I didn't know if it'd get back to looking good by The Gardens Junkies  season  opening day of April 26th.  And, of course it was still pretty sparse but improving. 

This is an August photo, 2014.  After an entire summer of growing.  NO chemicals of any kind on the grass, just amended soil of compost from 2013.   No weeds in the turf  .  Yes it can be done with little effort.  Seeding  the correct kind of grass seed for the area is really important and consistent watering until the grass is well established.  That is really all it takes.  

The flowers are annuals to give the garden some "body" until the perennials can get established.  

Then some fillers in pots to add interest until the garden is in full glory again next season.  . 

The Garden Junkies 2014 Open Season is now over.  So many "gardeners" came to the Farm and we enjoyed meeting everyone.  

  We hope you make plans to come for a visit 

in the next 2015 Season.  

As I begin to do fall cleaning of the gardens and the weather is cooler I can't help but to think of winter months ahead and what to do????  

Well, I always have mosaic.  Lots more pavers to create for the garden path and a 

frog-prince for Mistress Mary.  Maybe a few more "blocks" for my garden rug.  

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Peach Crumb Bars

Peach Crumb Bars

Hasn't been a great season for peppers in my garden but a bumper crop of cucumbers.

Let the PICKLING begin. 

Bread and Butter pickles.  Tomorrow, dill pickles.

Happy Canning.  Yummy Eating . 

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The Garden Junkie has a lot of lilies and they didn't disappoint .  Maybe is was because of all the spring rains in May and into June or because of the cooler temps in July, but the lilies really put on a show all month long.  Many are still in beautiful bloom, but are beginning to give way to the mums and asters.

Happy Gardening.

All the classes, at The Garden Junkie, are now finished for the 2014 season.  I thought I'd be able to repeat a couple of the more popular classes this September but, alas, the time schedules just are not to be.  SO , next May and June 2015 watch for the new class schedule.  

The Garden Junkie is open until the last Saturday of September by appointment.  Just give me a call.

Princess Mary , finally done.   Standing in the shade waiting for her Frog-Prince to come along.

New thing happening every day at The Garden Junkie and the Butterflies are beginning to appear.  

If you plan to visit the gardens, remember TO CALL FIRST .  I'm not in the gardens all day, everyday.

402-440-6284.  

Stay cool.

 Some photos from around the gardens this morning.

A robins nest  in the Turkey Feeder I planted. 

Cone flowers, yarrow, russian sage, tick-seed .

Daisies, pink yarrow, cone flowers, and annual status that is about ready to bloom.

Sunflowers in three different stages of blooming.

Honeysuckle.

Dill.  I usually don't let the dill grow all over the place, but this year I did and it's really pretty.

Smells good too.

Thanks for visiting The Garden Junkie.