Cabbages and pansies for garden boxesWe thought we were going to wait till spring to start any gardening, but none of us could stand waiting.
I’ve been poring over gardening books, planning the spring beds. Our house looked sad and bare, though, after we ripped out the previous owner’s shrubbery. So we decided, we can at least put in some evergreens for winter, right?
Hick’s Yew (Taxus x media “Hicksii”)Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata “Helleri”)With our freshly painted porch and door, we thought it might be nice to add some garden boxes too.
Fresh paint and garden boxesWe’ve never had garden boxes before. They are my new favorite thing about our house. Besides the turquoise front door. And the oak floors. And the kittens.
Pansies and flowering kaleWe wanted something alive at our house when winter comes, and the man at the garden shop said pansies and cabbages would be great for garden boxes. The only real gardening I’ve done was in Florida, and I know nothing about winter plants. I am trusting blindly. Even if they don’t last through winter, though, they look awfully pretty now :-).
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I started a piece of short fiction not too long ago and it was about a main character who always forgot to water her pansies, no matter how many times she was reminded.
I think we have some sort of creative connection! Maybe. 😁😆😂😜 This is some of the most intriguing non-fiction I have read as of late.
Call me silly, but one serious question: the very first time I came to the US was during winter time in NY. And I saw these flowering kales literally everywhere and thought: “wow, what a smart idea. Combine flower decorations with vegetables”. And then I thought “Or maybe this is just designed to look edible?”. So please tell me, because I have been asking myself ever since: Can you eat flowering kales :D?
I had to Google it to find out :-). It sounds like ornamental kales like the flowering kale we planted are edible, but won’t taste as good as the kale varieties cultivated specifically for eating.
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I didn’t know you could garden for winter. These look great!!!
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Nice to have some colour.
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LOVE it. I’m also digging your front door color. I actually thought NO gardening was done in the winter. loved this post
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Love those flower boxes!
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These look great! 🙂
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gardening is a good hobby who reduce tense and stress. it creates special happiness to make fit brain and body both. congratulations for bring bright lights in your life.thanks
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Well, this is fortuitous!
I started a piece of short fiction not too long ago and it was about a main character who always forgot to water her pansies, no matter how many times she was reminded.
I think we have some sort of creative connection! Maybe. 😁😆😂😜 This is some of the most intriguing non-fiction I have read as of late.
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“Besides the turquoise front door. And the oak floors. And the kittens.”…You have a way with colour and gardening AND words!
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Call me silly, but one serious question: the very first time I came to the US was during winter time in NY. And I saw these flowering kales literally everywhere and thought: “wow, what a smart idea. Combine flower decorations with vegetables”. And then I thought “Or maybe this is just designed to look edible?”. So please tell me, because I have been asking myself ever since: Can you eat flowering kales :D?
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I had to Google it to find out :-). It sounds like ornamental kales like the flowering kale we planted are edible, but won’t taste as good as the kale varieties cultivated specifically for eating.
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Thank you so much for looking it up :)!
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Ooohhh, gardening! Me and my mum love to garden. Beautiful pictures 🙂
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I enjoyed reading yyour post
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