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Well, my decision was made for me when I went back to the store and all of the super cheap holly was gone! :lol: That's what I get for taking the time to think about it. You should never think that hard about a really good deal, huh? The holly was the type with oval-shaped leaves w/no...

I was looking at shrubbery today, with the assumption that it was boxwood that I was after. I'm going for a random, cottage garden-like look along the walk to my house, and was thinking about letting a few boxwood go wild & ungroomed to fill in space & add texture. Not really after the...

Thanks, obsessed! I actually have quite a bit of seed (and my boss has quite a seed stash and always passes a long a ton of seed before spring), so I should take inventory of what I've got first before I go getting more... :lol: But I will keep that in mind. Thanks for the suggestions...

Thanks for all of the suggestions thus far,everyone! :D Yeah, I don't mind much if a variety is not a good fresh/snap bean. Quality as a dried/soup bean is priority. And yes Steve, our climates are very different...:lol: I had great luck last year with long season-loving black eyed peas (I...

Hi y'all, I'd like to have some ideas with varieties of beans & squash to plant this year. I know what I would like in a variety, but looking at all of the seed catalogs is just overwhelming! So if anyone as a favorite variety, or good/bad experiences with any particular varieties, I'd love...

:lau I was thinking the SAME thing! As in, "HEY! I'd wear those shoes!" :lol: Y'all haven't seen my paddock boots. I have a friend who, at every horse show, swears that the next time I bring them out in public she's gonna pretend she doesn't know me. :gig But I LOVE them! I just can't...

Woohoo! I've got some started leeks and Lavender is my favorite....:D I 'm SO planting the leeks in the flower bed instead of the veggie garden when I plant the lavender that I want all along the edge of my walkway... Companion planting rocks. :cool:

Thanks for all of those wonderful links, Hattie! So many great ideas out there...and CityChook, your gardens are beautiful! So, I have planted a couple of things here and there, but haven't done too much yet. I do have some pictures of the area that I took the other day. Excuse the huge...

I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I saw your topic, Pat. Not because you have a squirrel issue (I have one myself, and I don't find it particularly funny), but because I just got off of the phone with my father and he was telling me all about his recent squirrel trapping adventures. So...

Thanks for all of the info, Hattie!! :D And I can access those sites from "over here." :P The list of "top 10" plants on the BBC site is fun. A lot of the plants on the list are ones I already have! Cool. :cool: Those garden pics on the first site you listed are gorgeous. :drool Great...

So...I have a somewhat large bed on one side of my path to my house that I decided I would like to plant cottage garden style...I love the seemingly totally random, mish-mash tangle of flowers and plants that a real cottage garden is. :) (I posted a thread a bit ago about tilling up my lawn to...

I just started some Lemon Cucumbers. Yummmm-ay. :D I could eat them all day long! How about peppers? You say you have the basics, so I assume you already have bell-type peppers...but what about the hot ones? :) There are sooooo many varieties of fun (and pretty!) hot peppers. Or plant...

Thanks guys! :D COgirl, your backyard sounds awesome! Steve--cover crops!! That's a great idea. I know this is a long-term project, so I don't have any delusions that the garden is going to look like what it looks like in my mind this year (or ever, even :lol:). And I am behind this year...

I was tired of the lawn. It was mostly weeds, anyway. And useless. Who needs a lawn? :lol: But now, see, I don't know what the heck to do with this very large patch of bare earth. I want the area to eventually be a nice kitchen garden, though I know that the soil needs some improving...

Ew. This is one instance (and you won't find many) where I'm just totally girlie. I let the hubby take care of those stinkin' things (and Lord do they ever stink!) :cool: I don't know what he does with them. I probably don't want to know, either. :lol: Gotta ask though, what's a mozzie...

Your garden is gorgeous, Bills! Though your garden friend might make me a bit panicky too, if I happened upon him unexpectedly. :lol: Aloo Gobi, literally translated, is potatoes and cauliflower. It's an Indian curry dish. And it's awfully yummy. I don't have a good recipe for you, as I...

Mmmmm. Aloo Gobi at Bills place! :P

Thank you for that info, Robbobbin! I think I'm ok to pick my pods that are "full". Now, does anybody know how I cook these things? :lol: I've only ever used dried (or canned) beans...

I've never grown beans before (aside from snap beans). And I've discovered that I'm completely clueless, now that they seem to be ready to harvest! :lol: I didn't expect them to do so well. I planted a small 2' X 2' raised bed with them, just for the fun of it. About 9 plants. I put them...

I like Southern Exposure Seed Exchange: www.southernexposure.com Lots of cool heirloom varieties, and lots of good information on seed saving, if you're into that.