Argh! I haven’t had a garden for the last two years. I haven’t grown potatoes for over six years. And yet no sooner did my potato crop reach 6″ above the ground, that rotten potato beetle shows up and starts eating the leaves and laying eggs on both my tomato and my potato plants. Usually [read the rest...]
If you’ve mastered the art of growing your own herbs and vegetables in your country garden and are ready to try your hand at a perennial that keeps on giving for many years a good consideration is the raspberry plant. These plants are relatively cheap to buy and easy to care for – although regular [read the rest...]
Plant gardening can refer to flowers, herbs, vegetables, shrubs, vines or berries. One of the tricks to a beautiful and functional garden are to manage the display and health of the plants based on their season best – some in fall and winter, others in spring and summer. Which ever type of gardening you decide [read the rest...]
Since our seasons in this part of North America are so short, I’ve often entertained building a green house, after the house fire though my building projects are already too many to count so this year I opted for a little fall gardening to keep the produce moving into the kitchen, well after the normal [read the rest...]
Earlier this month I was talking about mulch for the garden as winter approaches. I’m sure that if you are reading this, you have used some form of mulch during your gardening career. However, you probably didn’t know that there are many other options for organic mulching that you can explore. That conversation struck up [read the rest...]
Here in the north, we’ve already seen snow in the garden. Winter is on it’s way which means it is time to protect our valuable plants for next years garden. Although many gardeners believe that when the weather starts getting colder and the leaves start to fall, it is time to put away the gardening [read the rest...]
Jul 132009
If your summer days allow and you have a little room left on your land, consider adding some texture to your gardens by adding a raised bed. Raised beds make an excellent garden for plants that require good water drainage. Find out the drainage required for every plant you buy, and make sure that it [read the rest...]
Wow am I glad you’re finally here…sometimes I feel like gardening is a solo sport and it’s always great to share this passion with others who have a similar interest in country gardens specifically. Flowers, Vegetables and More! This section of GoodByeCityLife began as a self-reliance resource for country living – you know, growing your [read the rest...]
A country garden pathway made of stepping stones is a true delight to the gardener (keeps everyone out of your garden beds) and visitors alike. These walkways – especially in the country cottage garden – are enticing, winding paths to something truly unique right around that corner – at least that’s what your garden guests [read the rest...]
Apr 292009
Very Early Spring – Dream of Your Garden Get out the seed catalogs and start shopping around for some unique annual seeds online. Check grow light kits and replace any weak bulbs. Make a shopping list of nutrient rich soil and peat pots and pellets for starting both annual and perennial seeds. Early Spring – [read the rest...]
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