http://www.greenthumbmomma.com One mom, two kids, many plants. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:30:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are several things I've been working on this fall. 1. I'm removing all the plants from the bed closest to the house . . . to start a veggie garden. I've interplanted some vegetables there, but have decided to clear the whole thing out for vegetables.  I've transplanted some perennials, and dug ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/11/fall-clean-up-chores/ I have a love/hate relationship with the weeds in my garden . . . reminds me it's election season. (It's that a random connection or what?) I hate them . . . they are unkind and make my yard look unkempt. But, at least they don't sling the mud. Weeds steal, the little ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/11/i-like-weeds-more-than-politics/ Arum italicum 'marmoratum' (commonly named "Lords and Ladies") is by far the strangest plant in my garden. It's backwards, and beautiful. [caption id="attachment_183" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="arum italicum 'marmoratum'"][/caption] My arums are growing in full to part shade on the north side of my zone 7 home. The soil is fairly dry as ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/10/the-strangest-plant-in-my-garden/ Did you now that more than 500 people can itch from the amount of urushiol (poison ivy oil) on the head of a pin? I have been struggling with a bad case of poison ivy. I apparently got it from Hubby's clothing - picking it up off the floor to carry ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/10/poison-ivy-woes/ Hello again. I've added some information to the plant list page. I've kept a running list of perennials, shrubs, and trees in my garden over the years. This list so far is a first attempt at a catalogue. Most of the plants I inherited with the house are listed by common name and ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/10/new-additions-to-the-website/ Hubby has gotten into metal detecting. He purchased a tool for me that he uses in his endeavors. It's an all-in-one multi-purpose garden tool hand trowel I was hesitant about it, but promised hubby I would give it a chance. I love it. One tool does it all. I've opened bags ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/09/garden-tools-trowel/ Besides being an avid gardener and consumer of all things gardening, I am a stay-at-home mom. I have a son who is 6 years old and in first grade. My daughter is 2 3/4 years old and in preschool. I have my own unofficial "life parameters" in order to keep our ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/09/stay-at-home-parents-top-5-reasons-to-go-organic/ Here are several updates from previous posts . . . 1. I have finished preparing my new island bed in the back yard . . . new plants will be going in from mail order, transplants from elsewhere in the garden, or from plant division. I'm very excited. Hubby and I ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/09/several-updates/ Remembering 9/11/01. . . I've started a new perennial bed. I've never done this before, start to finish. It will be a 30' x 5' island in the middle of the back yard. I've been following Andre Viette's recommendations as outlined in his books and on his website www.inthegardenradio.com (check out "Preparing ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/09/a-new-garden-bed/ In my last post I mentioned that I was going to write down some helpful hints when ordering plants from nursery catalogues. The first thing to remember is that nurseries are businesses. They are trying to sell you something. They use all the typical marketing skills to get you to purchase ... http://www.greenthumbmomma.com/2008/09/ordering-plants-from-catalogues/