January 2018

We learned so much last year, and have an amazing opportunity to not repeat the same mistakes again…like planting radishes in pots indoors (what was I thinking?).

One of the highlights from 2017 was the influx of Painted Lady  butterflies which swarmed the Red Valerian and Butterfly Bush. I decided to enlarge our front garden planting area to create a space for more insects and other creatures to come to the garden. Now, I must admit, my husband is not a huge fan of me actively attracting birds and squirrels and all the other critters that arrive unexpectedly (see my post on Pests), and I say this as we have a little something running around the ceiling above my office, but I cannot resist the appeal of being greeted by all kinds of creatures in the garden.

This is also the time to pull out all of the seed catalogs and add a few new plants to the garden.