Our flower garden 🌸 🌹

 Flower gardening can be overwhelming. There are so many plants to choose from and so many different ways to combine them to tell a story of who you are. You know the saying Rome wasn’t built in a day, well gardens sure aren’t either. It’s important to start small and don’t worry about making mistakes. Each year you can move, pull out or dig up what didn’t work. I have done this so many times, but the best part of It is you can always celebrate yourself and embrace what you did well. Eventually you will find a garden style that you love and makes you happy and you discover what exactly that is can be unexpected pleasure.

Choosing the right location is important. Most flowers do really well in partial sun, and you don’t want your flowers in a place that impedes other plants in your yard.
Its always best to start small. Taking on a large garden plot can be overwhelming. You can always go back and make it bigger as you go along.
If space is an issue, you can always start a container garden on any scale.
Gardening should be fun, relaxing and peaceful, so ease into it.
Here are a few pictures of some of the flowers I planted. Most of these are annuals that I love to plant every year. They seem do really well and I never have any issues with them. I also like to change my containers each year, giving the space a fresh new look.
These are just a few flowers that seem to do well in New Jersey

Impatients
marigolds
zinnias
Russian sage Peonies
red columbine
chrysanthemum
snap dragon
pansy
blanket flower
geranium
daisy



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

To beet or not to beet?

Image
Yes, beets grow in dirt and I assume that’s why they might taste of it. Even after you wash them. I can describe beets as being earthy. When I pull them from the soil, they give off a smell like freshly plowed earth or a field after a summer rainstorm. The taste of beets actually depends on how you prepare them. Unlike other root vegetables, beets can be eaten raw! Beets are a superfood! They are a great source of potassium,magnesium, iron and vitamin B6. They also contain a special pigment, betacyanin, that helps promote detoxification of the liver. There are two types of beets my dad and I grow. Golden and red. I love both because they have different nutrients. I usually mix both colors together and roast them because they look so pretty on a serving dish. This is another quick and easy way to serve beets. I like to make beet hummus, and add to my charcuterie board when I’m entertaining guests. Ingredients Ingredients 2 medium beets steamed 2 garlic cloves 1 cup cooked chickpeas 1 Tb...
Read more

LEMON CURD CUPS 🍋

Image
  Easy vegan lemon curd cups are the treat for you if you are a lemon lover! This vegan lemon curd cups have only 7 ingredients and takes 10 minutes to make! Just pour this deliciousness on to a no bake raw crust made out of a mixture of walnuts, almonds, shredded coconut, dates and maple syrup. I topped it off with a silky merengue made out of aquafaba. These are served in little fancy desert glasses..... Oh la la! Ingredients: For the raw crust: 1 cup almonds 1 cup walnuts 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut 5 dates 1/4 cup maple syrup Directions: In a food processor, add 1 cup of almonds and 1 cup of walnuts. Pulse a few times to break down the nuts. Add shredded coconut, 5 dates and maple syrup. Blend until you have a sticky consistency and the dough sticks together when squeezed between your fingers. Press mixture in 12 - 5.3 oz mini glass dessert bowls. Set aside. Ingredients: For the lemon curd: 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup cornstarch or arr...
Read more