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February 23, 2018

Joanna Gaines garden / HGTV photo

It’s a difficult time of year for this gardener. Social media is full of the first signs of spring for gardeners living in other areas, but the closest we’ve come to that is a lot of rain. I lamented this in a post recently and need to take my own advice: Be patient. But I’ll tell you, the struggle is real.

Last weekend I finished up the runner on the stairs and it’s looking great. It’s nice when a project that’s been in the works for a year comes together. I’ll show you full details on that when I get a chance to shoot some photos.

Are you into Instagram stories (the little videos you can flip through from people you follow)? I admit I enjoy them but I don’t do them as much as I probably should. I did, however, do one with some beautiful flower wallpapers for your phone that you can find in my archived stories. 

Joanna Gaines garden

HGTV photo

Did you see Joanna Gaines garden project? Of course it’s adorable and she built the most amazing little building (definitely not a shed) at the end of it. I’m a little miffed at her because there are some elements that I have been planning on incorporating into my own vegetable garden project and now everyone is going to think I’m copying her.

I enjoy Margaret Roach’s A Way to Garden podcast, but I especially like the Q&As she does with Ken Druse. Good info in the latest episode. 

This house makes me feel so springy. I bet I’d be in a better mood in that house. Looking at these photos makes me want to put botanical wallpaper everywhere. Which is why I try not to make decorating decisions in one season, because I’m so influenced by the weather.

That’s it from here. I’m going to be doing a little garden tool cleaning this weekend (because once again they went into the shed dirty for winter), and a lot of dog grooming. They are both going down to their breeder for a “real” trim on the weekend so they need to be squeaky clean and combed out, which takes about a day. I love Newfoundlands, but grooming them can be tasking.

What are you up to this weekend?

 

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by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener 
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  1. Misti says: February 23, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    I would love a Margaret and Ken only show. I love when they are on together. I just read his “The New Shade Garden” book and loved it. I also miss his podcast and sometimes will take a dive into his archives, even it means relistening to an episode.

    Man, would love to have Joanna Gaines’ $$ to build something like that.

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  2. Kathy M. says: February 23, 2018 at 5:38 pm

    Filling the house with early blooming daffodils, forcing some hyacinth bulbs and gradually changing over to spring decor. Also continuing to do pruning and clean up of gardens while the weather continues to be mild. Also am planing an April visit to Charleston to see their beautiful gardens. Just got a new car so perfect time for a road trip ! Also am a big fan of Margaret Roach and have followed her since she was with Martha Stewart and Ken Druse books are favorites of mine. Love both of their container planter ideas and have copied several.

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  3. Lisa at Greenbow says: February 23, 2018 at 6:36 pm

    I didn’t know about the Gaines’s garden project. When you have 40 acres, $$ and a crew it should turn out right. I would like to see the show but it said it was Feb 13. Maybe it is on youtube.
    I also like Margaret Roach’s pod casts. I listen every weekend. Ken is funny and I love his garden. I have only seen a few pictures. I would love to do a tour of both Margaret’s and Ken’s gardens. She opens her a couple of times per year but I will probably never get there.
    I can’t wait to see your project photos. Maybe I would get inspired to do something to my house.
    Don’t you hate to see a garden project that you have just completed in a magazine or on someone elses post. It sometimes makes me wonder if I ever have an original thought.

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  4. Lady Locust says: February 23, 2018 at 9:13 pm

    Oh I so hear you. We are in the middle of a blizzard, so far another 3-4 inches on top of what we had (snow.). I ordered more seeds today as a remedy. I’m not sure it’s helping yet, but when they show up, I’m certain spring will be right there with them. Isn’t that right? Have you seen mother of pearl poppies? I think they are just beautiful so decided I need to try growing some. ?

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  5. Linda from Each Little World says: February 24, 2018 at 9:50 am

    Ken Druse’s garden is shown in a number of his books. Every book is great and full of info and terrific pix. It is gray and going to rain here and we are both sick, so a blah weekend here. I have a lot of pix of botanical wallpaper, inc. some giant floral blowups but I don’t think I will go beyond dreaming. Loved the dark blue bathroom and the living room. That acid grren kept it from being sweet.

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  6. Michelle says: February 24, 2018 at 6:57 pm

    I have been feeling a bit of garden envy too as I see pics from southern gardeners popping up. Then I saw a post from someone who mentioned how bad the mosquitos are already in her yard. In February. There are still some things to be thankful for here in the north country.

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I had a rather unpleasant realization last night w I had a rather unpleasant realization last night when I remembered that I’d not yet ordered tomato seeds. And I’m not going to rectify that until I dig into my seed stash, because I don’t go through tomato seeds quickly so there are definitely some lurking down there. 

I never used to grow tomatoes from seed because there are great varieties to be had in garden centers (including many heirloom varieties). But it’s almost non-negotiable for me now that I’m a convert to dwarf tomatoes. If you’re not familiar with the #dwarftomatoproject championed by @nctomatoman and others, these are heirloom varieties that are crossed with dwarf varieties to create plant that produces all the flavor and interest of an heirloom in a short (usually less than 4 feet) plant. 

They are particularly great in my tall raised beds. Of course I leave room to try new non-dwarf varieties every year (I loved Sun Dipper from @panamseed last year and I’ll grow it again).

Last year was a good tomato year and the photo shows some of the varieties I harvested in one day. I hope this summer will be equally good for the tomato harvest. 

One of my favorite questions to ask gardeners is: What is your favorite tomato variety to grow? So have at it in the comments because inquiring minds want to know!
And this is why I leave my winter containers assem And this is why I leave my winter containers assembled until at least March. A dusting of snow gives them a whole new look (even if it’s shades of gray). Also, I think I love my Limelight hydrangea even more in winter. Fabulous winter interest!
I’m going to look for opportunities to add more I’m going to look for opportunities to add more ferns to my garden this year. They are such interesting plants and often real problem solvers, bringing texture and color to places that many plants aren’t interested in. Athyrium niponicum (Japanese painted fern) ‘Crested Surf’ grows well for me in part shade (even pushing a bit into part sun) and looks great next to Persicaria ‘Golden Arrow’.
Birds chirping, glorious fresh (i.e. not nibbled o Birds chirping, glorious fresh (i.e. not nibbled on) foliage, and texture galore. I can’t wait to have moments like this again. The star, by the way is Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’ which looks so good with the bold foliage of Ligularia dentata ‘Desdemona’ next to it. 

With the new path, this area will be getting a small revamp. It’s the next spot I’ll be focusing my planning on.
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