Perhaps it is not as much a philosophy as it is how I am developing this outdoor space. They say it takes ten years to really create a garden, and this garden is only four years old. As I’m writing this, I am selecting my seeds for this year (2022) and hold great anticipation for the fifth year of my garden.
It is a potager garden. Utilitarian in that it provides us with food and decorative as there are areas of structure and symmetry and, of course, sheer romance.
The space was once a forest that we cleared with no machinery, and all the rock has been harvested from the property to create the stone walls so prevalent here in Door County and reminiscent of the British and European gardens that inspire me so much.
As you follow along, you will be invited to join in the celebration of dewdrops on David Austin roses and the first signs on Ladies Mantle under the spring snow.
There is so much more to come as new gardens are created, greenhouses come to life, and skills are learned. I’m touched that you are here.
I know I've shared this on Youtube with you, but I had to take the time to share with you a few stills from my day at Giverny. My fourth trip to Paris and first trip to the iconic home of this incredible artist. Did you know that our Sur le Rocher design is very much...
Oh! this special, fabulous flower! If you don't grow them yet, give me the pleasure of convincing you to! I was raised with these dragon-faced flowers. They were my Great Gramma's favorite (aside from lilacs) and my mom grew them in that tradition. We had a long...
Gardener's Creative Block - it's a thing and until recently, I've had a pretty mean case of it. I've been in a bit of a panic the last few years. Every time I look out my window, I take in the beauty we've created in the last few years and I'm grateful, but...
The tulips from last week have died back, the peony are trying to come about and I'm experimenting with some grasses to compliment the future blooms of the digitalis. Morning is my favorite time in the garden. It's very quite aside from the bird song and the sun isn't...
Mid October Garden Review | Easy Peasy Sun-Dried Tomatoes | What to do with Late Tomatoes A vulnerable moment. Everyday life has been incredibly thick as of late. The cow and calf are not doing as well as we would have liked and we've been battling mastitis on and off...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/e_GLqU6IBZI Yes, I'm still here catching up on posting my Youtube content. This video has to be one of my favs. The harvest was INCREDIBLE and I still have a winter's worth of tea to drink even after all the braiding and garland with this...