Snow, snow, go away...

The remnants of the snowman I made last month are still hanging on!  By tomorrow I'm hoping he'll be completely gone. He's worn out his welcome.
   
I bought seeds of early vegetables yesterday. I'm going to give carrots one more try.  They get about an inch long and then stop.  What am I doing wrong?  If anyone grows great carrots, I'd love to hear how it's done.

One of our goals this year is to tear out more lawn and enlarge the vegetable garden.  Unfortunately, there isn't much lawn left.  It was a half acre of weedy grass when we moved in.

We decided that the best thing to do was to turn most of it into perennial gardens.

Now we want to increase the amount of produce we can grow without giving up any of the areas that are already established.  Ralph is building a cold frame that will go where there is currently a horseshoe pit.  We're also going to experiment with vegetables in containers.  I grew a miniature zucchini plant in a container last year and it did well.

Our other goal this summer is to get our gardening business going.  I finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up!  We are anxious to do in other yards what we've enjoyed doing in our own for so many years. 

Besides weeding, pruning, deadheading, designing, garden renovations, and spring/fall clean-up, we also create unique garden art.  I call it jewelry for the garden.


If you need help with your garden or need some garden jewelry, call Petal Power Gardening at 262-893-7249 or e-mail petalpowergardening@gmail.com.