POSTED BY KIM — Even though the season is winding down, I was out on my deck this morning and saw my passion flower vine blooming. Yay! It was a bittersweet moment because it was the first bloom of the season, and here we are in late September. I overwintered this plant last year in [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Fruits & Vegetables’
September 14, 2009
One of these things is not like the other…
POSTED BY KIM — Cabbage and kale are cool-season standards in St. Louis gardens and containers, and they’re also very popular with the *varmint population.* In the photo above, you see two purple kale. The one on the left has been a). chopped up by a weed-eater; b). torn apart by the hands of a [...]
July 14, 2009
Weirder Cucumbers
POSTED BY CALEB – Okay, if you thought last week’s cucumbers were weird, wait ’til you take a look at these pics which I shot this afternoon.
What are they? Not some sort of horny sea creature, but ornamental cucumbers I grew from a 49-cent packet of seeds. No wonder the Biblical prophet Isaiah spoke of a forgotten place [...]
July 6, 2009
My Startling Jungle
POSTED BY CALEB
My garden has gone rather wild in the months that I’ve been absent. It reminds me of these words by Vita Sackville-West, the famous English gardener.
“Follow my steps, oh gardener, down these woods.
Luxuriate in this my startling jungle.”
- Vita Sackville-West, The Garden
May 7, 2009
My Garden, part 4
For the first five years of my gardening career, I stuck solely to ornamentals. I planted the mixed borders, dabbled in woodland gardening, and wandered dizzily through the fragrant world of roses. But, all along, I felt an uneasy sense of frivolity. Down in the country, where I live, the word “garden” refers, not to [...]
March 22, 2009
I’ve Been Caught Cheating.
POSTED BY PEGGY: The Tower Grove South Garden Club recently visited my house and garden. I was showing off my beautiful broccoli, collards and lettuce plants. One of my gardening friends was quite surprised by the size of some of my veggies.
What was my secret she wanted to know? Was it my composty soil mix, [...]
March 21, 2009
Peggy is featured on Channel 2 news!
POSTED BY KIM — Our own Peggy Hoelting was interviewed by Roche Madden on Channel 2 Fox News last night about the warm weather and the growing popularity of growing your own fruits and vegetables. Look here for information about Sugar Creek’s Home Harvest Series, April 16-23, our free gardening series about fruit and vegetable gardening.
Here’s [...]
March 16, 2009
Top 10 Garden Trends for 2009
POSTED BY PEGGY: What is happening in the garden world for 2009? Here is a list of the top 10 trends according to the GMG (Gardening Media Group) and a few thoughts of my own. Under each trend, I’ve listed Sugar Creek classes that offer more information on the subject.
1. Eco-boosting. It’s like the sustainability craze [...]
November 9, 2008
November Harvest
POSTED BY PEGGY: I love those unexpected beautiful days in November. so Thursday when it was 67 degrees I took the opportunity to do a little garden clean up. Our tomato plants grew to over 8 foot tall this year. I’m sure it was a result of all that rain we had in the spring. [...]
November 5, 2008
The surprising winner for the best fall color is…
POSTED BY KIM — Blueberries! I have three blueberry bushes in the middle of my strawberry bed, and yes, they do produce blueberries — which the neighborhood birds enjoy very much. Despite (my) lack of fruit, the fall color is the greatest. (Next summer I’m going to work harder at protecting that fruit!)
Another surprising fall beauty in my yard is [...]
