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Mulch For Garden Beds And A Pretty Winter Plant Combination

Over the weekend, our across-the-street neighbor was raking up the many Japanese Maple leaves from his gorgeous tree, and so I ran out and asked him if I could take the leaves for my garden beds, pret… more →

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Mulch For Garden Beds And A Pretty Winter Plant Combination — 2 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: Over the weekend, our across-the-street neighbor was raking up the many Japanese Maple leaves from h … more →

Tags: bird feeding, Bulbs, Drought Tolerant Plants, feeding, hummingbird plants, Hummingbirds, Insects, Mini-Dwarf Fruit Trees, Natural Pest Control

Through The Seasons: Red-Flowering Currant, Ribes sanguineum — 2 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: The red-flowering currant, a Northwest-native plant and hummingbird favorite with the Latin name of … more →

Tags: bird feeding, Bulbs, Drought Tolerant Plants, feeding, hummingbird plants, Hummingbirds, northwest native plants, Plant Combinations, Plants

2011 Mixed Garden — 5 comments

cdndirtbags wrote 1 year ago: I might just have easily titled this blog, “The Seeds I Tossed on the Ground and Forgot About … more →

Tags: alternative gardening, gardening, lazy gardening, permaculture, raised bed gardens

Autumn Color At Minerva's Garden

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: I walked around the garden yesterday and took a few pictures.  It is getting later and colder in the … more →

Tags: hummingbird plants, bird feeding, Fall Flowering Plants, vines, Clematis, Hummingbirds, Plants, feeding, Fruit

Spring Bulb Planning Guide

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: Now is the time to plan for next spring’s bulb display.  This is actually easier and more affo … more →

Tags: garden notebooks, Bulbs, Garden Plans, hummingbird plants, northwest native plants, Drought Tolerant Plants, spring-blooming bulbs, Winter blooming bulbs, Shrubs

Variety, Quality and Quantity in a Small Garden — 1 comment

Angela's Gracious Garden wrote 1 year ago: My garden space is limited.  I only have so much usable space, so I’m careful to make the most … more →

Tags: Tutorial, urban gardening, Garden Variety, small-space gardening, rotating garden crops, extended season planting

Hummingbird Plants — 11 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: I have had a great deal of amusement around here lately by watching the hummingbirds feeding on the … more →

Tags: seed choices, hummingbird plants, bird feeding, Summer Flowering Plants, Annuals, Garden Store Recommendation, vines, Hummingbirds, Plants

I Can't Get Started With You--Growing Vegetables in the Pacific Northwest, August 2011 Edition — 7 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: A little mid-summer update for the vegetables I’ve been growing.  As anyone living in the Paci … more →

Tags: Bees, Berries, bird feeding, Bush beans, Butterfly, Corn, Cucumbers, feeding, hummingbird plants

Mid-Summer Flowers At Minerva's Garden — 5 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: I thought you might enjoy an update on some of the flowers that are blooming right now in my garden. … more →

Tags: Bulbs, Summer Flowering Plants, Annuals, Insects, Bees, Container Gardening, Plant Combinations, Summer Blooming Bulbs, mid-summer flowers

Daylily Delights — 3 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: After the flush of all the blooms in the garden at the end of May and beginning of June, things star … more →

Tags: Drought Tolerant Plants, Summer Flowering Plants, Perennials, Plant Combinations, Daylily, Daylilies, summer-blooming plants, Perennials

Consider The Bush Morning Glory — 6 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: I enjoy using a mix of annuals and perennials, as well as annuals that tend to reseed and come back … more →

Tags: seed choices, start seeds, Summer Flowering Plants, Annuals, Container Gardening, Plant Combinations, Royal Blue Ensign bush morning glory, annual bush morning glory, bush morning glory

Down The Garden Path — 7 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: Sorry I haven’t been posting as much as I usually do–I took a spill down some cement sta … more →

Tags: Annuals, Clematis, Container Gardening, Delphiniums, hanging baskets, hummingbird plants, Hummingbirds, landscaping ideas, old garden roses

Columbine, Clematis and Friends — 16 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 1 year ago: I got my first columbine plants as pass-along plants from my mother’s garden when we first mov … more →

Tags: hummingbird plants, Summer Flowering Plants, Insects, Bees, Perennials, vines, Clematis, Hummingbirds, Plants

Flowers and Food — 8 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 2 years ago: A quick post to show you a bit of what we got done over the warm and wonderful (and dry) weekend: Fi … more →

Tags: start seeds, Bulbs, Vegetable Gardening, spring-blooming bulbs, Weather, Snow Peas, Mini-Dwarf Fruit Trees, Fruit, Sugar Snap Peas

In Bloom Today! — 12 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 2 years ago: Just a few photos from this warm late winter, dare I say it, early spring day:   This is yellow croc … more →

Tags: Winter Flowering Plants, Bulbs, spring-blooming bulbs, Winter blooming bulbs, Insects, Bees, Plant Combinations, plant combinations, early spring blooming bulbs

Planning my garden, graciously. — 2 comments

Angela's Gracious Garden wrote 2 years ago: Working a small urban garden requires creativity and planning.  With limited space and sometimes odd … more →

Tags: Inspiration, urban gardening, Tomatoes, Beans, garden planning, Parable of the sower, Peas, Cucumbers, pumpkins

Plants That Thrive In The Curb Strip — 18 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 2 years ago: These curb strip areas, narrow bands of soil surrounded by sidewalk on one side and the asphalt road … more →

Tags: hummingbird plants, bird feeding, Drought Tolerant Plants, Hummingbirds, Plants, Plant Combinations, curb strip plants, planting curb strips, xeriscape plants

Clematis In Containers--Take Two — 14 comments

minervasgardenwriter wrote 2 years ago: Update:  Many technical difficulties in the original post, so I am trying to post this again.  Thank … more →

Tags: vines, Clematis, Container Gardening, Plant Combinations, clematis in containers, container-grown clematis vines, how to grow clematis vines in containers

Clematis 'Princess Diana' Starting To Bloom — 1 comment

minervasgardenwriter wrote 2 years ago: I have a clematis ‘Princess Diana’ that is just starting to bloom in amongst the Roses … more →

Tags: Shrubs, old garden roses, vines, Clematis, Plant Combinations, Roses, Clematis 'Princess Diana', clematis vines, Clematis Flowers


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