This has been the best gardening year I can remember. Until a dry spell arrived in September, we enjoyed consistent rainfall and moderate temperatures. There is nothing like moist soil and a cool morning to draw a gardener into the garden, and that's where I went, leaving my blog behind me. Here are some of [...]
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Scavenger Hunt Winners
April 13, 2009 – Posted in: About this siteA big thank you to everyone who took the time to enter the Scavenger Hunt, which I organized to help celebrate the new design here at Cold Climate Gardening. I hope you all had fun as you hunted for the clues. The prizewinners have all been notified by email, so I'll give the rest of [...]
Scavenger Hunt with Prizes
April 6, 2009 – Posted in: About this siteI've always had the suspicion that most of my readers don't realize how much else I offer on this website in addition to this blog, so I thought I'd celebrate the "grand re-opening" of Cold Climate Gardening with a scavenger hunt that will encourage you to explore my website more thoroughly. Prizes, We Have Prizes [...]
Renee’s Garden Seed Giveaway Winner
March 8, 2009 – Posted in: Seeds and Seed StartingI used the random number generator, which picked number 26. Angie submitted comment number 26, so she is our winner. I have sent her an email with details on how to receive her seeds. Coupon code is good for another week But don't forget, for another week, everyone is eligible for the following online order [...]
Renee’s Garden Seed Giveaway
March 1, 2009 – Posted in: Seeds and Seed StartingAs a result of my membership in GWA, for the past three years I have received a media packet from Renee's Garden. A free packet of seeds is always included in the mailing, as well as an order form listing every seed they're selling that year, with an invitation to mark off which seeds you [...]
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day September 2008
September 15, 2008 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingThe growing season gets a slow enough start around here that many annuals don't really strut their stuff until September. This is a real liability for the frost-sensitive ones like cosmos. I learned to seek out early blooming varieties because the old-fashioned ones often only had two weeks of bloom before shriveling in the first [...]
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day August 2008
August 15, 2008 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingA lot of the plants from last month are still blooming, though most of them look a bit weather-beaten and are past their peak. Goldenrod, asters, and Joe Pye weed are starting in the fields. A careful inspection of the wooded hillside reveals the first flashes of red. I've always maintained that, for cold climate [...]
Plant combinations in containers for 2008
August 10, 2008 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingImprovisational Container Planting I am pretty lackadaisical when it comes to container plantings. I have three window boxes hanging on the porch fence-cum-railing and a rusting metal washtub that I found in the barn when we moved in. I never really plan or purchase plants for these containers. I count on something showing up due [...]
Fabulous Lettuce This Year
July 8, 2008 – Posted in: VegetablesNo thanks to me, but we have been enjoying some fabulous lettuce from the garden lately. Except for one week in early June, it hasn't been especially hot. So it might be the weather, or it might be the varieties, but we're eating salad every day. Salad every day . . . what do you [...]
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