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Flowers, soaring music, friends and family helped amplify a memorable Easter Celebration. God’s Garden is under the care of the second Adam. Mary’s supposing wasn’t incorrect.
Bennett and his friend Ella are pictured in front of the flowers of Augustana on Easter Sunday.
If you have any gardening questions, please ask by tapping or clicking on the photo of the fly sticks.
Autumn is prime time for planting some flowers and plants that you may wish to enjoy next Spring and Summer. In our gardens tulips will provide early Spring beauty, while planting garlic and rhubarb (root transplants or crowns pictured here) will be tasty 2024 and beyond ingredients.
Though not typically found in home gardens, Winter Wheats are planted in the Fall. The planted seeds take on moisture and may or may not emerge from the soil before cold winter temperatures arrive. These temperatures vernalize the wheat which helps assure a bountiful grain harvest late next Spring or early Summer. Similar to Winter Wheat many plants, like garlic, need vernalization.
Who would intuitively think that cold temperatures would be so important for plants? Who would think that being buried in the cold earth would give rise to life again?
If you are buying dirt for your summer garden at HD or Lowes, you might not know what you’re getting. Did you ever see an ingredient statement on that potting soil stuff? Just try asking one of the HD employees "what is in the potting soil?”, and see what kind of look you get. You are probably paying more than you should for this bag of dubious composition. Take it from a farmer’s daughter, soil is the most important factor in good gardening. You need to know what is in your soil. Here’s one of my favorite, homemade recipes:
Mix and ‘lightly' moisten with water before use.
“This dirt is the best ever! The aroma is spectacular and the castings a culinary delight.” ✰✰✰✰✰
Lumbricus terrestris
Located in Chaska, Minnesota this arboretum and garden is a clear favorite. Maybe the landscape of snow and ice for almost 6 months accentuates this status. Though out the park there are different themes. Seasonally, the Scarecrows in the fall are particularly memorable.
One of my last and most treasured visits to this beautiful place was with my friend Wendy. She was beautiful too!
Click on our picture to go to this website. These gardens are a 'must see' in the Twin Cities area.
Located in Lisle, Illinois this garden of trees and flowers was a favorite when we lived in nearby Wheaton, and now when we visit our Chicagoland family. There is a children’s area with tree houses and water activities; a grandchild favorite.
This picture was taken when we visited the Arboretum during our Christmas visit with Peter, Christine and family. Click on the picture to access the Morton Arboretum webpage.
Denver Botanic Garden on York Street (near downtown Denver) is a compact and colorful park.
During an early spring visit to the York Street with David, there was quite a bit of rain. Everything, especially the irises were beautiful.
Click on the photo of LyNette and David to see the home webpage for this garden.
Denver Botanic - Chatfield Farms is as the name infers more holistically agriculturally oriented. The fall and a challenging corn maze as well as bountiful farm produce are seasonal highlights.
When Steve and Mary last visited Colorado we walked through Chatfield. Click on the picture to access the home webpage for this park.
May 2024