Home Garden Companion

Ilona's Garden Journal

buy quality plants
  • Plant Library On The Journal
  • Garden chores
    • Do as I say
  • Ilona’s Garden Home
    • Old House Blog
    • Garden Librarian
  • Ilona’s Garden Flavor Shop
  • Privacy Policy

The Garden Effect : Soul tomatoes

all creation begins with a seed

throughout the latest 2-day spring deluge, i was confined to the back porch starting seeds both for my own garden use, plus a tray or two to promote and sell heirloom tomatoes… they are by far the best tasting tomatoes, plus you can save seeds and they will easily acclimate to your garden climate, wherever you may be.( except maybe alaska)

i have found that the Brandywine does very well thro’ hot dry summers here in ga.
they keep putting out fruit, under these conditions; they aren’t those oversize over-sensitive hybrids dropping flowers in the night. i pass that info along, as well as let folks taste their great flavor. propaganda? of course! i love to try new “old” varieties, some do well here and some just don’t like the prolonged periods of high-pressure weather, with its dry heat for weeks on end…throughout my long-time gardens here in the south, Brandywine is queen.

every seed, of any kind requires an attitude of faith…that the tiny new sprouts will grow up and give plenty of food…that nascent ideas will manifest in your life, if well cultivated… that a small bit of help given, in turn will grow and blossom and come back to you, often many times over.
we must nurture each other as we care for those tiny seeds.

our caring for man (woman) kind is what we are here for; it is our highest purpose.
our network of friends sustain us, but to feel a greater union with all living beings
requires an open loving soul. we welcome every small beginning that can transform
the world, we tend to and heal mother earth, as well as each other….
so, while you plant and visualize your blooming world, know that your blessings and
connections in this life will thrive as does each little leap of faith that is contained within.
as the Beatles said: (oowee that really dates me!) “ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.”

vty J_lea


DISCLOSURE: I may be an affiliate for products that I recommend. If you purchase those items through my links I will earn a commission. You will not pay more when buying a product through my link. Thank you, in advance for your support! Privacy Policy
« Delightful Photos
Garden Report : March’s End »

Oh, hi there!

I was a garden blog pioneer, and began writing on this blog in 2003. Before that I had begun a garden website that has been at its own domain since 2006, Ilona's Garden.

I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

Standouts

Do You Grow Herbs? 10 Reasons To Love Them

There are so many ways to enjoy herb plants, that they are not for herb gardens only. Think about tucking them into the landscape, into containers or into your home. I do I enjoy thee? Oh, Herb, Let me count the ways! 10 Ways I Enjoy Herbs (and you can, too!) In companion plantings, herbs […]

10 Cool Season Annual Flowers To Plant

Shirley poppies and Bachelor Buttons Not every garden writer alerts you to the fact that annuals can have seasons that are shorter than other choices. For places like Ohio which have hot summers, there are common annuals that only do well when our weather is cooler, such as in early summer. Those flowers sort of […]

Newest Postings Here

  • HELLLOOOO, From The Other Side
  • February Gardening, Last of Winter in the Flower Garden
  • Compilation of Past Mini-Posts of 2003
  • Wayback in Ilona Garden Time
  • 3 Tips For Landscaping Successfully With Ornamental Trees

Finding your way home via the garden path


Read reviews from the GardenLibarian

Visit For A Spell

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Google +
  • Wanelo

Portrait of a Gardener

gardener musings

Musings

What’s Wrong With Today’s Gardening?

Modern gardening

What Is Wrong?

Garden Journal

fine garden journal

Journal, Planner and Log Book

Shop Small Trees and More

People’s Choice

Wayback in Ilona Garden Time

posted in Uncategorized

1910 garden plan

3 Tips For Landscaping Successfully With Ornamental Trees

posted in Landscape Design Know-How, Landscape Trees

Garden update

Mid-Ohio Gardening Update

posted in 2018, How's the weather?

All Season Garden Color with Bold Foliage Effects, Masterful Contrasts

posted in Garden design ideas, Landscape Design Know-How


Bonsai Trees

Stay updated!

Get all the latest tasty goodness straight to your inbox!

Topics

Past Posts

Join Me

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Garden Enthusiasm

Garden Enthusiasm Delivered

* indicates required

View previous campaigns.

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Copyright © 2021 · Part of Ilona’s Garden by Ilona Erwin