It's starting to get warmer in Colorado Springs! Spring is coming, y'all, and I can't wait for the floral patterns, crisp button downs tucked into skirts, and fresh foliage. Pikes Peak still has snow on it through spring which feels like delightful potential for moisture collection as many parts of our state suffer from droughts. …
Since Malcolm and I moved into this house, we have nurtured a compost pile in our backyard. This had been my dream for years because I always felt so guilty throwing away food scraps that can be reused for providing nutrients to soil. When I lived in apartments or houses without room for a compost …
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A few weeks ago, Colm and I found the cutest local shop, Local Eclectic, that sold beautiful baby plants at ridiculously low prices. It was a pick your plant, pick your planter kind of situation. There was a gorgeous pink sprout of a plant that I had to purchase. We love pink in the Brundage-Durham …
Continue reading Tradescantia: The Plant with an Anti-Semitic Colloquial Name
Okay, y’all. Things are getting pretty serious with our punkin bebe. The squirrel that terrorizes any gourd I put on the porch, minus the bumpy, diseased looking kind, tested the bebe and thankfully decided to leave it alone. I saw that squirrel on my way to the car this morning, munching on the remnants of …
A few weeks ago, we noticed a different type of plant growing to the right of our front porch steps. I've tried cultivating squash several times and tried growing pumpkin two years ago, but they all withered and died while I was in the house recovering from cancer. So when I noticed a wild squash …
I am so happy to report that Fiona the Fiddle Leaf Fig is doing very well. She stayed in her container from the store for far, far too long. After I got a good sized pot to plant it in and more soil, I broke my feet/ankles. Malcolm replanted Fi a few weeks ago now, …
Continue reading Daily Delight: Update on Fiona the Fiddle Leaf Fig
Our fruit trees and various flower are blossoming! Last year we had no success with producing fruit because of the late spring freeze -- none of our plants flowered. We are keeping our fingers crossed that there won't be any more hard freezes this year. One of my particular favorites that is now blooming is …
This will be our third year attempting to grow grass in our backyard. Right now we've got a section of our yard for grass which is currently just dirt which becomes a mud pit after it rains or snows. The dogs love it, we do not. Malcolm's mom, Michelle, brought us some of these beautiful …
Daisy-Head Maezie 