Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day from Incredibly Snowy Salem

We’ve received 87 inches of snow in Salem Massachusetts since January 23rd. That’s a lot.  Here’s the garden this morning. We’ve lost sight of the fence and picnic table. The chickens are in there somewhere. The flowering plum tree is in danger of being completely covered. Our front walk is a memory. It’s buried 89%Continue reading “Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day from Incredibly Snowy Salem”

Don’t Miss This! A Time Lapse Video of Winter Storm Juno (Otherwise Known as the Blizzard of 2015) at Salem Maritime NHS

You have to see this! The National Park Service has done a few time lapse videos, but this one is the best! Watch the storm surge and white out conditions… incredible!

Blizzard in the Garden

It’s Wordless Wednesday but I couldn’t really do a post without words today. We just had a blizzard after all… The official snow total for Salem is 24 inches, but honestly, I think our number is a little above that. It snowed well into the night last night, long after I read that on theContinue reading “Blizzard in the Garden”

And the Winner Is….

John Pelletier of Salem! John is the Program Coordinator of Mass In Motion Salem and said that he would use the calendar to help the Salem Public School Gardens! Since those gardens are so close to my heart I’m happy to think that the calendar will be used for them. Here’s my process, just soContinue reading “And the Winner Is….”

Gardenplantingcalendar.com – Your Personalized Garden Planting Plan and a Free Giveaway!

It’s the beginning of a new garden year and just as I started to think about this year’s garden I was invited to try this website;   With a few clicks of my mouse I was hooked! Gardenplantingcalendar.com will help you plan a wonderful garden. The site considers your local weather conditions and the needs of yourContinue reading “Gardenplantingcalendar.com – Your Personalized Garden Planting Plan and a Free Giveaway!”

Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day- From the Cold Northeast USA- January 2015

What’s this? A GBBD post from me in January? I think that’s progress! I looked back at my Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day posts from last year and there were none at all in January or February and I posted pictures of my birthday flowers in March. How sad is that? I remember wishing for winterContinue reading “Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day- From the Cold Northeast USA- January 2015”

What’s This?

Originally posted on Bass River Gardens:
We wondered… We thought it could be sticks, or antlers or maybe a cactus… Then John smelled it and knew right away that it was ginger! So we soaked it overnight.. filled the bottom of a flowerpot with stones… and added a soil mixture of half potting soil and…