Pam Hawkins Design: June 2009

Saturday, June 20, 2009

My first attempt at raised beds

Hi all!

Well, this is my first attempt at raised beds in my garden.
Once the magazine was officially SHIPPED to the printer, I got in the car and I drove 78 miles to not only get my first break away from the magazine, but to also take my Walmart and Home Depot list from the frig and go shopping!
Oh not to mention the sun was shining and the view was spectacular as usual!

So on my list was to see if I could get some raised bed lumber and more so some L shape metal corners for the wood. I figured if anyone had them, Home Depot would.

So here is my attempt at it!

Next year I plan to put in a lot more sugar beans. This is my first year for them and they are doing terrific!
I have a bunch more grass to get out aroudn the edges and a lot of dirt to put in. I want to ask a friend who might stop by today how to now add the dirt. Do I take out the little plants and add dirt and put them back? or just admire the raised bed for now and add dirt later? I know.......I know, i should have done this months ago.

This is on my list for today.....to get the grass and little weeds out of this little lovely spot by the back door. Remember when it was all just dirt?
I want to cut back all the herbs and band them to hand and dry. Anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this? I have never done it.

Yes Mom's sweet peas are doing fantastac!!! I learned that I need to cut as often as possible and bring indoors as it will promote more blossoms. And here I was afraid to cut any.

Mom's old coffee can is home to these beautiful pale blue blossoms. I was afraid since it doesn't have a drain hole that they would drown, despite my attempt to water carefully, but they love it there!

And here is the new birdfeeder. The old one was just to small and cheap. And allllllll the birdseed wound up on the ground. So now they have a perch and an easier way to sit and munch. Oh those little buggers still flip the seed out as if it was an afternoon activity to flip the seed on the ground while they search for that tiny perfect seed to munch on, but I love it.
I just hope they will suppliment the seed with any free bug lunches in the garden too!

I have a ton of new pics I just took so will put up a lot of those later.

Have a great weekend all, its cool and windy here today and I am hoping for some sun this afternoon.
p.hawkins

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Last few days....

Hi all!

I am finally back from traveling again, and from Milwaukee and the Bead and Button show. what a blast and what an incredible show.
If you have never been and EVER get the chance to go, it is worth its weight in gold to attend.

So have been busy with deadlines this past week, in a frenzy really, and yesterday I took the time to start tending to the garden. I so missed it while I was gone and I came home to only a few plant problems. No, nothing died, but a few suffered pretty bad. Over all everything sailed along.

So weeds and also putting in the plants that Sherri gifted me before I left. So here are a few updates!
I took about 50 pics so I shall give you just few now.
Have a great week everyone!
p.hawkins

New Bird Feeder I got yesterday....trying hard to keep the seed in the bird feeder and not on the ground!!!!

Working on my rock path in the garden. Got a little more cement recycle stuff and a few pretty stones from back yard. Want to remove that old wood in front at some point and use a diff border like the brick or old stones.

The angle on this kinda sucks but you get the drift. hahahah

Gosh I so love the sage blossoms!

My first ever window box style porch planters. They are doing nicely I think? And I have never ever grown Begonias and they are a delight in here!

Monday, June 01, 2009

Garlic chives

Hi all!
Well, the gardens are coming along just splendidly! I took a batch of pics last weekend, but have been swamped with magazine stuff to even show you guys.
Oh and I always have this grand plan to show you lots and that always seems like a lot of time so I better just get back to one thing at a time huh!

So look at how lovely my new Garlic Chives are doing! Oh and to share a personal thought, I DO HATE ONIONS! But I have come to love chives! Especially these. I shall grow a lot more of these in the future. I can see a pretty border of them in fact, cant you?

I am traveling this week, but I hope to get a few more up for you all. I should have internet service as I travel.

Have a great Monday!
p.hawkins