Shady Lady Plants

07/28/2024

04/26/2024

This year the redbud blossoms are even on the trunk of the tree. It feels magical!

04/23/2024

Hosta “Liberty” is unfurling. So glad I brought some of my fave hostas to my new home!

04/22/2024

Please do not line the bottom of your raised beds with w**d blocking fabric. I am currently tearing it out of the raised beds that the previous owners to this home put in. The fabric blocks out beneficial worms from coming up through the soil. It does not keep tree roots come up through the soil. The yellow lines show the tree roots that have gotten through the fabric.

10/08/2023

Fall is a great time to buy discount perennials! Recently, I found hydrangeas half price at a local store. I have planted them, but cut off the blossoms so that the plants can work on getting their roots established in the soil. 

09/26/2023

Three weeks ago, while harvesting our ripe pumpkins, we found 3 green pumpkins hidden in the dense leaves.
I trimmed all the nearby leaves away, so that these could get the most sunlight. We put boards and bricks underneath them to keep them off of the damp soil. Now they are almost ready to pick!
#pumpkins

09/23/2023

Got to plant my first lavendar plant this week! I’m pretty excited!

09/21/2023

My fall pots are pretty simple this year. I had to re-do them twice but I’m happy with them now. I hope the mum flowers open more. These pots will get bright sunlight for 5 hours.

09/18/2023

It is starting to get a little cooler in Utah. Last week I cut all the leaves off the bottom part of this plant so the sun can start to ripen the remaining tomatoes. 

07/06/2023

Accidentally broke off a raspberry stem, put it on water and the berries are turning red! Who knew!

07/04/2023

One hour a day for a week, three FULL trash cans and the corner of w**ds is cleaned up!
- Don’t want the w**ds to spread.
- The w**ds were sucking up all the water and nutrition from under the apple trees.
- Yes, Sadie the dog was bathed 2 days ago so she of course goes straight for the dirt.
- Also eliminated snail habitat and killed about 10 a day.

06/30/2023

Lovely combo.