Garden Tags

Since we are planting mostly seeds this year, and since the garden plan is so elaborate, I wanted a nice way to identify the crops. I had some scrapbook journal tags that had not been used and had sat in a drawer for a long time, and so decided to sacrifice them to the garden (they weren't really my colors anyway). I put the name of the plant on one side, and the particular variety name on the other. Some were covered in Contact paper, and some in clear packing tape. I feel that the tape worked better, but a good deal of watering and sunshine will be the deciding factor. Yes, I know these will fade, but they work until the seedlings come up and start to identify themselves!

And when those tags are run through, I made my own. Last year's calendar had some wonderful textured paper of a heavier weight.

1. Trace the shape of the tag on the numeral side of the calendar.

2. Write the particular name of plant on that side.

3. Write the name of the crop in large letters on the other side. Cover over with tape or contact paper, and punch a hole and put a string through it.

These can also easily be done using the empty seed packet (if you opened it nicely).

These flap in the breeze, making me wonder if they will do double duty to deter rabbits, seed-stealing birds, and peacocks? No, better not count on it. It is best to plant enough for everyone!

First Day of Summer

Summer Day

Giclee Print

Baugniet, Charles

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The weather finally looked at the calendar and realized it could give us some warmer sunshine around here! On the first day of summer, there was not a drop of rain and one could garden nearly all day.

I would like to call my reader's attention to the website "the Play Dress" which looks just the thing for those busy mothers who have not the time or the inclination to sew, but whose daughters would love to have a cool, soft and feminine summer dress.

For those times this summer when it is too hot to be indoors, keep this paper doll site in mind. I always liked the Gingham Girls!

Modified Maze Garden Plans

Formal Gardens, Chateau of Villandry, Indre Et Loire, Loire Valley, France, Europe

Photographic Print

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The above picture is so fascinating! I especially like the heart.

The grass started growing so quickly in our garden maze, and the ground was so tough, that we have had to pull up all the stakes and have the garden re-plowed. Days of hard work in measuring gone in a few minutes! But since we have to re-do most of it, I decided it was a good time to simplify the design. Perhaps it won't take as long as the last one did.

Wider paths and more space will be in the new design. The "blank" spaces in the middle of each quarter are where the tall sprinklers will be set up. The thin beds around the circle will perhaps be flowers! And flowers in the middle, of course.

So far, around the edges, we have planted pumpkin, squash, beans, peas, and lettuce.

Maze Garden

Above: The Plan for a vegetable garden. The light greed color represents the vegetable beds, and the dark green the paths.

With a lot of assistance and hard work, you see the execution of the plan below, in string and stakes, on what was freshly plowed ground.

The rain came down and the grass came up, so what a job we have to do to get the beds ready again for planting!