My husband I are new gardeners attempting to transform the gardens of our first home. We live in a log cabin on +10 acres of woods. With the help of my husband's parents aka Garden Maven we have been able to lay out trails and choose plants. Everyone needs a little help now and then so this blog has been created as a personal reference for gardening in South West New Hampshire.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Friday, May 9, 2008

Forsythia


It's small but getting bigger. Aaron put a couple of branches in some water in a vase on our dining room table. It actually bloomed sooner than the plant in the ground. I am going to plant the branches. It's so beautiful! About a week or two ago driving around had views of mostly barren branches. Houses that looked plain and boring became vibrant and alive with the forsythia in it's wild self, manicured, and in sprays like fireworks. This one's a keeper!

Forgotten bulbs

The snow finally melted last month and we started to see the bulbs come up. When we first started our garden beds we took notes but then we switched beds and changed things around and I didn't do a good job of taking notes last year. This year Aaron and I are taking lots of notes. The above picture is of bulbs we planted and have now completely forgotten what they are. I want to say Hyacinth but I'm not sure. Any ideas?

Natural Garden Fencing started

Here is a bridge that Aaron's brother built out of fallen logs and a pallet. He also helped Aaron build the garden fence from trees on our property. I'll post finished pictures later. He was a huge help!



Here he is chopping wood!