https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:06:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going/page/2#post-764484 Mon, 06 May 2013 20:39:25 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 764484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: our retaining wall is so ugly but we have no money to replace it! So flowers disguise it. They look better now that I've weeded and the flowers are growing to fill in the gaps better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going/page/2#post-764111 Mon, 06 May 2013 16:25:49 +0000 swurlygurl 764111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sketchbook: That's an awesome bottle decoration! Sooo clever :) Love the use of flowers in between the wood too, very pretty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going/page/2#post-763972 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:27:11 +0000 BananaPancakes 763972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sketchbook: Love your red door! I think I'm going to paint mine red in a couple weekends when my husband is out of town. Surprise! And is that bottom pic a Japanese Magnolia? We just planted one this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going/page/2#post-763928 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:09:53 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 763928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None of these are veggie garden shots, just pics of things we've done in the yard. Our veggie garden isn't really lush enough yet to warrant pics! The rock bed was built from a pile of old concrete we found in our backyard when we moved in. I think we have enough for one more!</p> <p>We have done a lot this winter. DH and DFIL reclaimed about 1/4 an acre of brushy crap and burned everything they pulled up. We also got a new pool fence and planted pampas grass and monkey grass around it. Around our old fenceline there is old buried pea gravel and landscaping fabric leftover from where the old owners had a pea gravel border around the pool deck, but now is overgrown with weeds, etc. We are slowly trying to get all of that pulled up! </p> <p>It is exhausting being a homeowner! </p> [attach=2900/13/mme80j.400x600.IMG_3810.JPG] [attach=2900/13/mme80m.400x600.IMG_3796.JPG] [attach=2900/13/mme80o.600x399.IMG_3816.JPG] [attach=2900/13/mme80q.450x600.IMG_1749.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going/page/2#post-763919 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:06:23 +0000 SugarplumsMom 763919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: I have no idea. The last owners had some weird things going on. That hedge used to be as wide as a car is long! The old owner said he had to walk inside the middle of it to cut it because it was so wide! Crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going/page/2#post-763910 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:01:30 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 763910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: I am so jealous! We only planted stuff last weekend and we've had almost nonstop rain since then. Good for the plants, but now they need sunshine I think! I still need to get my herbs and cucumbers out; right now all we have out is tomatoes and peppers. I'm behind for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going/page/2#post-763861 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:47:38 +0000 Grace 763861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: I love love love your walkway! Beautiful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going/page/2#post-763838 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:42:00 +0000 swurlygurl 763838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: WOW - you guys did awesome work! It looks a million times better :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going/page/2#post-763744 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:10:07 +0000 BananaPancakes 763744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: Oh my goodness! Why was the whole front yard gravel?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-763685 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:47:40 +0000 SugarplumsMom 763685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: Thanks! It was a ton of work because the whole front yard was filled with gravel when we moved in! The tree by the path is a little magnolia that we moved. There's also a plum tree that's newly planted on the other side. </p> <p>As for the hydrangeas, I can't take credit! I bought it like that! I just planted it yesterday. We planted one (the exact same kind) last autumn and the poor thing barely has any shoots. </p> <p>Here's a before and after pic both taken on Cinco de Mayo 2011 and yesterday. The hedge is a little sad because we had to dig out 3/4 of it because it was ginormous! DH's researching how to prune it so it doesn't look so bare on one side.</p> <p>[attach=1448/13/mme47h.421x600.cincob.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-763624 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:27:51 +0000 BananaPancakes 763624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: Love love love the path!! What are the trees along the road that haven't filled in yet? Hydrangeas are a southern staple, so I feel like a loser because I kill them all. I try almost ever year, and they're dead by the end of summer. I make do with Oak Leaf Hydrangea, which are native (so I can't kill it easily), but not the traditional hydrangea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-763614 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:24:29 +0000 BananaPancakes 763614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: Yup, and I just saw @Mrs. Superhero 's daffodils and we can't grow those either. We're basically limited to a few lilies (mainly tropical and day) and some amaryllis varieties. Some people are lucky with gladiolas, but most don't even bother. I guess society garlic is a flowering bulb, but it stinks, so I don't know why anyone uses it. It's not nearly pretty enough to deal with your whole yard smelling like garlic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-763603 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:21:53 +0000 swurlygurl 763603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: Love love love hydrangeas! That walkway is just beautiful with all those flowers :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-763578 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:09:20 +0000 SugarplumsMom 763578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's pictures of the front yard. I pansies by the walkway are newly planted, as with everything else. It's a late spring so there's supposed to be tulips popping up, but it looks like it'll be awhile longer.</p> <p>The area with the hydrangea is my new play area. It's my first time constructing a full sun flower garden :) The bushes across from it are newly transplanted, that area was completely bare before. The last picture is of our rhubarbs. </p> [attach=1448/13/mme2fl.450x600.11.jpg] [attach=1448/13/mme2fm.600x450.111.jpg] [attach=1448/13/mme2fo.600x450.1111.jpg] [attach=1448/13/mme2fp.600x450.11111.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-763550 Mon, 06 May 2013 12:59:26 +0000 swurlygurl 763550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Snow peas, lettuce and spinach coming up.</p> <p>Planting basil, cilantro and green beans this weekend. Planting tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos, and squash hopefully next weekend. </p> [attach=3446/13/mme1z2.599x600.Garden3.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-763536 Mon, 06 May 2013 12:53:23 +0000 Grace 763536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: Really? I would never have thought of that. Guess there's always a trade-off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762526 Mon, 06 May 2013 05:29:49 +0000 BananaPancakes 762526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@red_seattle: @Grace: Can I just say how jealous I am over your tulips and peony growing possibilities? It's too hot in Florida for a lot of bulbs, so we don't even get to grow them. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762476 Mon, 06 May 2013 01:47:28 +0000 SugarplumsMom 762476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so jealous! We just planted out our veggies and will sow the rest outside next week. DH has been obsessed with taking away the stone pathway on the south end and he finally spread some grass seeds yesterday. </p> <p>I've been obsessed with my new 'cottage garden' patch in the front yard. It's not finished, but I'll take a picture of it later today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762415 Sun, 05 May 2013 22:44:19 +0000 Boheme 762415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PS - I'm jealous of all of you with pretty herbs. I suck them up somehow every year! What are your secrets? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762413 Sun, 05 May 2013 22:43:48 +0000 Boheme 762413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think our plants are loving the rain, but the cold snap has kind of stunted our cucumbers a little bit! We got our first strawberries on Friday. The tomatoes are big enough to cage now and are blooming away, so I'm looking forward to lots of tomatoes this summer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762380 Sun, 05 May 2013 21:49:51 +0000 blackbird 762380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow that is impressive! Mother's Day weekend is considered safe to plant here-the fear of frost is almost done! DH planted tomatoes and peppers and some flowers-orange quince and a lilac bush. I want to pick out some hanging annuals Saturday and I want to plant some hardy perennials by the mailbox, too. I also need to refresh my herb garden with basil and rosemary and the like </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762374 Sun, 05 May 2013 21:45:39 +0000 T-Mom 762374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just went out to look at my tomatoes and zucchinis today and they were pretty thirsty looking. We had a huge rain last week and I thought I could get away without watering for a few days, but guess new plants need lots of water! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762370 Sun, 05 May 2013 21:43:36 +0000 Mrs.Someone 762370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@red_seattle: I'm in Seattle too :) Check out Seattle Tilth for good info. Also, Sky Nursery in Shoreline is my favorite. They're great for giving advice too. I'd suggest buying tomato and pepper plants if its your first year, seeds are hard. And you have a few more weeks to put them in the ground. We just put our tomatoes in today, but we covered them with a popup greenhouse. Peppers are still inside for a few weeks. As for basil, its a bit too cold for it outside around here, so I'd suggest putting it in a sunny window inside. We did that for the first time last year and we had way more than we could ever use finally. Hope that helps!</p> <p>Its been a nice and warm in Seattle lately, so our garden is waking up well. Peas are a few inches tall, carrots are almost ready to thin, potatoes are popping up finally. Our cherry tree has some big cherries on the way, and our plum tree has a couple (its young). Its always an exciting time of the year :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762336 Sun, 05 May 2013 21:08:03 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 762336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have peas, radishes and lettuce up. I'll be planting May long weekend. That's where we're at in Canada! </p> [attach=2238/13/mmctxf.400x600.Picture-279.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762306 Sun, 05 May 2013 20:42:19 +0000 Maysprout 762306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband just put the seedlings in the ground and mulched this weekend. Our plants are much tinier than yours though. The weeds were out of control so I've been weeding like crazy since we don't use any herbicide on our lawn or garden - but the grass is starting to really fill in though we do have a couple bare spots still. The whole street side of our house is a garden so we have a lot of bushes and perennials that just pop up but I planted some annuals and moved some stuff around a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762287 Sun, 05 May 2013 20:23:17 +0000 Grace 762287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my gosh, am I ever jealous!! The snow just melted and I'll be lucky to be able to plant by the end if the month. Having said that, there are a few tulips and crocuses coming up. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762252 Sun, 05 May 2013 19:42:18 +0000 babycanuck 762252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a couple of planters in the backyard and planted cherry tomatoes, green peppers and eggplant this weekend. I really hope the neighbourhood animals don't eat them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762249 Sun, 05 May 2013 19:38:59 +0000 BananaPancakes 762249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: We didn't do anything last year. We didn't even get pruning done on our plants or trees on time. The yard was a disaster for most of the year. Having a baby is a good excuse! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762188 Sun, 05 May 2013 18:47:22 +0000 allison 762188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our beds are still untilled, and we're planning to raise them with concrete blocks. Which hasn't been done yet. We did order seeds and soil! Got to go to Lowe's to get a grow light because last year a lot of our seeds didn't germinate. I'm ready to get it all going, but you know... we have a baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gardeners-hows-it-going#post-762183 Sun, 05 May 2013 18:39:18 +0000 regberadaisy 762183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: omg! I'm so jealous! We can't even plant here till Memorial Day! </p>