Gardening...Lessons Learned..Some Tongue in Cheek Observations

I have never had a vegetable/herb garden, never had the sun for it...until this year. Here is what I have learned...

If you think you have planted your plants far enough apart...go further...unless you enjoy the jungle look...much like the one my garden has.

Place aluminum foil around the base of your tomato plants unless you want Cutworms to do what their name implies...

Organic gardening is impossible for me...I succumbed to Sevin Dust when worms ate the leaves and blooms off of my squash plant...notice that I used squash in the singular...

Squash plants grow as big as a breakfast table...and produce a LOT!!!

Those upside down planter things advertised on TV aren't so great...should have realized this when they were on 50% off sale at Wal-Mart...

Horses will try to eat anything in the garden...and the cat thinks she is helping with the fertilizing aspect of gardening...

Lavender gets big...if you give it room. Mine look like Lilliputian Lavender plants...

Basil and Mint will take over...

Weeding is NOT for sissies. I am, therefore not doing it...can't tell the weeds from the mint...smell is a clue...and speaking of smells...

Cilantro smells just awful...

I have learned to make lost of dishes using mint, basil, squash and tomatoes all together...makes for a bust of color, not so sure about the flavor...

Mint in iced tea is a given, but try Basil in iced tea; it's really good!

Just because it looks good does not mean Andy will eat squash...

Mosquitoes do not respect the gardener...except for their need for food in the form of the gardener...

It's HOT in the summer!

will have photos next year...it's too embarrassing to post what my garden looks like this year!...but at least it's producing!!

I will do it again next year!

I would appreciate any and all gardening suggestions...and I promise to post photos of our next restoration project on the farm.

Day Lilies

Andy really likes flowers (getting in touch with his female side) and wanted me to post these Day Lilies...they're everywhere...anyone want some??

The Barn at the end of the Rainbow

I took these pictures yesterday. We had a double rainbow, look closely to see thye faint top rainbow.

The Master Bath

These are photos of our finished bath. The white wall paint and trim paint is Dover White, the greenish blue wall color is Rainwashed, both are Duration Home paint by Sherwin Williams I am so glad to have a master bath on the main floor right next to the master bedroom! I'm not sure if we've ever had the two on the main floor together...

Aerial Photo of LFF and the Duck River

This is an aerial photo taken by our neighbors, Max and Dianne Hegler. Our farm is in the upper center to left of the photo. The house and horse pasture are surrounded by white fence to give you some perspective. Meteorologists were estimating that this was the worst flooding of the Duck River and all rivers in middle Tennessee in over 500 years. We are grateful that it did not come near the structures of Laughing Fox. It seems that people of the 19th century knew how and where to build to stay out of harms way. Thank you, Heglers for sharing this shot.

A Sad Day

I am sorry to have to post a sad piece of news, but know many of you would want to know. Emma, Andy's precious Golden Retriever had to be put down Monday. She had cancer and was such a soldier for a year. She will be missed.

You Can Have Dogs or You Can Have Things

I was once told that I could have dogs, or I could have things. When you see the attached photo, you'll see that we have dogs and they're leaving their marks on our things...but we still love them and wouldn't have it any other way!