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by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: garden chores, spring, weeding

Garden Logistics

Tagged With: basic gardening, spring garden chores, weeding

Spring season is always a matter of logistics when you live in a cold climate. In temperate Ohio we go from cold-can't-do-anything conditions to hot-don't-want-to-do-anything weather with only a fleeting spring in between. We can count on two months … [Read more...] about Garden Logistics

Galanthus nivalis

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: How's the weather?, spring

In Touch with the Weather

Tagged With: poison ivy, snowdrops, weather in Ohio

A definite benefit of gardening is being in touch with the weather. It's a necessity, and counters the tendency of a modern life to live in isolation from nature. Of course, mankind has always been in something of a struggle with natural forces; but … [Read more...] about In Touch with the Weather

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: April

April in the Garden, One of the Busiest Times

Tagged With: april chores, in the garden

A photo posted by Ilona (@ilonagarden) on Mar 30, 2016 at 11:22am PDT April is always one of the busiest times in the spring garden season. If perennials didn't go in during March, they will definitely need to be planted during … [Read more...] about April in the Garden, One of the Busiest Times

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Day in the life, My Place, spring

My Rural Life

Tagged With: chickens, my garden, rural

My husband and I bought and started homesteading this place in the mid 1980's. I had no skills, and plenty of dreams. I never managed to have that flock of sheep I envisioned, but instead raised a flock of children. That became my main crop. We … [Read more...] about My Rural Life

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: March, Places

A Nice Early Spring Visit To Inniswood

Tagged With: garden video, Inniswood Gardens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIh6W5IVgzQ I keep working on trying to make videos of garden subjects. Early spring in the morning meant a quiet visit with no distractions, as my husband and I walked around the garden. … [Read more...] about A Nice Early Spring Visit To Inniswood

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: How's the weather?, March, winter

It Is Still Freezing, Cold, And Snowing

Tagged With: cold, garden tips, snow, winter

Yes, playing with Picmonkey. What else on the rainy/snowy/frozen days we are having? Housework, you say? What is that? Yes, the weather again. We are still in the throes of winter. Throes I say! Everyone says they are tired of it, but we … [Read more...] about It Is Still Freezing, Cold, And Snowing

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: bulbs, May, Plants

Sweet Scents Of Spring Arrive With The Lily Of The Valley

Tagged With: fragrance, lily of the valley, spring flowers, wedding flowers

A Nosegay of Lily of the Valley One of the joys of this time of year is the scent of the beds of Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. The fragrance is embedded in my memory from early years. These small, milky white bells arrayed long the … [Read more...] about Sweet Scents Of Spring Arrive With The Lily Of The Valley

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Keeping a Garden Journal, spring

New Sources For Garden Journals

Tagged With: diy garden journal, free garden journals, garden journal, links

It is time to create a journal for your garden if you don't have one already. I came across some sources for you, in case you haven't found them yet: printable from your own computer. Underwood Gardens PDF Gives combo of information and … [Read more...] about New Sources For Garden Journals

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: garden basics, garden chores, spring

Posted, A Short Garden Tip Video

Tagged With: garden video, gardening tips, New American, ornamental grasses

Mini-tutorial when you only have a minute On Care Of Ornamental Grass I wanted to add to the videos made for Ilona's Garden Youtube channel. I like short tips videos, so I made one while showing my son how to cut down the leftovers from last … [Read more...] about Posted, A Short Garden Tip Video

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Interesting Facts for Gardeners, Seasons, spring

Spring Fever Struck

Tagged With: garden report, plant pictures, spring, spring garden chores

Daffodils always bring Spring's message All my life I've heard the phrase, "Spring Fever", but oddly enough I don't think I ever properly knew the meaning of it.  I had the impression that it meant some kind of seasonal frenzy, a result of … [Read more...] about Spring Fever Struck

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