Spring is here…or so they keep saying. We are all wanting to be out in the yard and in our flower beds enjoying the feel of the dirt between our fingers. There really are people who love to work in the garden … you know who you are. If you would like to come and help shape the outside space by collaborating and working outside with me for 8 hours, you are welcome to stay for 2 nights at no charge. Evening snacks are included as well as morning beverage service outside your door and 2 full gourmet breakfasts as well. This is up to a $238 value.
Archive for the ‘Gardening’ Category
Gardening away the hours
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Waupaca Garden Walk
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Garden Walk & Art Stroll
The Waupaca Area Garden Walk & Art Stroll will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce, 221 S. Main St., Waupaca; or at the gardens on Saturday.
The accidental gardener
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010On my most recent post, I talked about our new flower bed. I am pleased and proud to say that the mulch went on today. It was a day of firsts for me. My first time hooking (and unhooking) a trailer to our Tahoe, it may not seem like a big deal to anyone, however each first I tackle is really exciting. I was thinking back to when I realized my friend Pat was and is quite the gardener. I remember thinking that could never be me, it’s true, I loved seeing beautiful things growing in yards, it never dawned on me that I could have a hand in that, and that it could be my own yard. Well over the years, with Pat’s and many other friends along the way, I have become “the accidental gardener”. Make no mistake, I have no time for plants that need a lot of tending and can’t stand on their own merit, so to speak….however hardy, no nonsense plants I can really appreciate. So to that end, today was mulching day for the new flower bed, and I am proud to say it is finished. Although having done this for awhile either on purpose or by accident I know that a gardeners work/enjoyment is never done. 
Gardening Triumphs
Monday, June 21st, 2010Tonight I finished getting the grass out of the flower bed by the driveway that we started a mere….4 weeks ago. With weather and devoted time, it has been challenging to say the least. So to the beat of the music coming from the Triangle Park Concert, I forged ahead to finish pulling out the grass and weeds that were left. I am very happy to report that it has the plants which I got from a neighbor down the street, back in April, now in the ground, watered and getting used to their new home. So tomorrow, onward and upward, I am going to pick up mulch for that flower bed and then that portion will be done. To say I am proud is an understatement. I am looking forward to seeing the flowers grow and change our landscape…for the better.
Mancation...Manawa Style 
Frosty fun at the Iola Winter Carnival
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