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How to Amend Garden Soil with Compost

December 4, 2019 kbjanda

See how I use compost to amend garden soil over the winter.

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Planning and Planting a Narrow Garden: Part 1

September 3, 2019 kbjanda

How to deal with a long, narrow planting bed between steps and a driveway.

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Thinking *forward* to warmer days and a more interesting landscape. We've lost many plants and trees over our Colorado winters, so I'm always anxious for everything to awaken each spring 😬. I'm definitely the crazy lady who digs in the bare soil or scratches the tree branches looking for green. 😜 Then, after they've proven to be alive, I get SO excited to see how much growth everything will put on! In a young landscape like ours, every year is epic 😃 . What do you most look forward to in the spring garden? Green? Privacy again? The excitement of new growth? Possibilities for new plantings or projects? ALL of the above? 🤩🤩🤩

Top nine of 2019! It's been a fun year of sharing garden moments, and I can't wait for all the projects and progress to come in 2020 . 🌱🌷🌼 . . So, what are you excited for in the new year?!

💧Are you keeping up on winter watering?💧 🌲 I have a monthly reminder to water our 8 young evergreens, or I would totally forget. If the ground around them is dry, I give each plant about 2 gallons (it should probably be much more) with a little waiting time in between. I keep an eye on their brighter green leaves to monitor dryness and hopefully avoid sad, copper-colored evergreens come spring. 😬 If the plant is still surrounded by snow, I skip it, like the three arborvitaes next to our West fence. They're in a shadier area that's been covered with snow since Halloween, so I'm guessing the ground is frozen over there. Ahh, micro-climates 🙃 . . Do you water your evergreens in the winter?

It's the last day of school before Christmas break, and I'm feeling festive 🎀. Maybe I'll even (finally!) pick up a matching string of lights today for our second bush in front of the porch. 🤩 Other tasks include a couple last minute 🎁 and stocking stuffers, too. 🎄 I also need to double check my recipes 🥧 and make sure I won't have to run to the store on Christmas Eve! 😬😬😬 . 🎀 What's on your list to still get done before Christmas??? 🎀 . . . #christmaspreparation #christmaslights🎄 #holidaylights🎄 #holidayporch #christmastimeishere🎄

Happy birthday to me! 🎁 My husband watched my last YT video about gift ideas for gardeners and got me one of the "wish list" items I mentioned! I'm so excited to try my new, adjustable sifter this spring for sorting rocks from soil, compost sifting, and I think I'll also use it to break up old potting soil to mix with compost and re-fluff. 😅. And, sweet man that he is, he also saw this highly rated Japanese Nejirigama hoe and thought maybe I'd like that, too! 🤩 I do, I do! I'm not sure exactly how to use it yet, but I'm "s' hoe" 🤣 excited to find out. 😎 . . . #gardeninggifts #gardeninggift #nejirigamahoe #soilsifter #gardenpuns #punintended

There's always an overachiever! . . . #paperwhites #bulbforcing #wintergardening #narcissusflower #forcingbulbs #indoorgardener #flowersmakeyouhappy #holidayflowers #itsmybirthdaytoday #noreallyitis

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