Search Results for: Sunflowers
Garden: Garden of Growing Love
Small square in our front yard filled with vegetables... and love. Currently we have corn, pole beans, kale, shallots, snow peas, zucchini, tomatoes, assorted lettuces and sunflowers.
Garden: The HideAway
3/4 acre corner lot. Lived here 14 years and finally looking good. Multi shrub border and 14' high cedar hedge borders a tiered garden in the back and perennial border in the front.
Garden: Vegetable garden
Sunflowers, early corn, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, zuchini, pumpkins, spaghetti squash, cucumbers, acorn squash, all in rows going east to west
Garden: Julies veggie garden
We have a small flower bed in the front yard, and a medium sized vegetable garden in the backyard. This year we have sunflowers, yellow/green beans, tomatoes, green onion, radish, lettuce(3)varieties, carrots, beets, zuchinni, cucumbers, turnips, pumpkin, and peas.
Garden: Renfrew Garden
We are renting this place from a friend of ours who grew up at this house - his parents, and especially his Father, were awesome Italian gardeners. When we moved in, Tony, our landlord, told us with tears in his eyes how beautiful the garden was (it had been left for 3 years and was now covered in packed dirt and dandelions!!) and we vowed to bring it back to what it once was. We also have a greenhouse. You name it - we planted it and as it's our first time as gardeners; we've learned a great deal about soil, spacing, water/sun and patience!! We have the tallest sunflowers in the neighborhood because Tony's dad had them - now we do too - over ten feet tall!! We grow tomatoes, peas, onions(green&red), lettuce, cabbage, beets, swiss chard, strawberries, potatoes, radishes, carrots, green and yellow beans, many types of zucchini and squash and peppers, green, red and various hot ones. It's a very rewarding adventure !
Garden: Garden my 14yr old son and I planted.
Small plot about 25ft wide and 50 or more long, double last years size and hoping add about another 30 x 25 more for next year.Planted 4 types squash, pumpkin, cukes,sunflowers,3 types tomatoes,row of potatoes,kidney beans,snow peas,yellow beans,zuchinni,and corn.
Garden: Happy Garden Acres
Vegetables and fruits are grown here, along with sunflowers for the birds or squirrels.
Garden: Our Garden
We're building a garden from a scrap waste patch behind our cottage that the landlord was going to concrete.
We're taking a very slow, permaculture approach because we've discovered that from where we're starting, we have approx. 6" soil which is a mix of waterlogged mud and heavy clay, onto the old, C16th cottage floor. We're spending little bits on the garden as and when we can and we're cultivating cuttings from local hedgerows and plant-swapping.
Our initial plan is to cover as much of the breeze-block wall as possible with flowers and then build raised beds (ideal as I have spine injuries) from the rubble that we've pulled out so far, in which we can far easier manage the soil quality.
Last year we had success with carrots; onions (bedford champion); lettuce (lollo rosso) raspberries; roses; cucumber; lavender; and various herbs. We have also introduced a laburnum as a standard and have a little patch of lawn chamomile that's struggling valiantly.
This year, we've decided to take a side-step in direction and focus more on growing berries and dedicating the rest of the garden to our birds. We're also hoping to attract more butterflies and bees - especially as there are swarms literally vanishing in our area & we'd quite like to bring some back and maybe start a colony of our own.
Garden: Niamhie's
A fairly longish back garden with 2 sizable vegetable patches. We also grow stuff in our flower bed when we run outta room elsewhere.
Garden: Ina's garden
There is a swimming pool in the middle of it, many roses, sunflowers,a little tree, herbs and seasonal flowers like tulips, snowdrops, daffodils and many others.
Garden: Alexander's Garden
Memorial garden dedicated in loving memory to Alexander John Buryiak. Garden maintained by John Peter Buryiak and a team of volunteers from 60 Cooper Street Co-Op. Crocus, Daffodils and Hyacinth in the spring. Muscarii, Allium and Lilies come next. Sunflowers, Morning Glories, Cosmos and Four-O'clocks round out the growing season. We've tried various other flowers, but these seem to be the ones that grow best in our soil. This link http://homepage.mac.com/frangelika/Personal9.html takes you to a page my wife created about a month after Alex passed. Then it was a dream, now is is real. Stop by and show some love!
JPB
Garden: Colene's Summer Heat
I am growing (hopefully) the following in my 18 x 10 x 1' organic garden: Strawberries, Raddishes, Bcoccoli, Watermelon, Cucumber, Corn, Red/Yellow/Sweet Onions, Garlic, Bush Beans, Sweet Corn, Asparagus, Pole Beans, Black Beans, and Gourds. I have various tomato and pepper sprouts. My Herb Garden (which is scattered in pots everywhere) consists of Lavender, Rosemary, Chamomile, various Basils, Verbana, Lemon Balm, Cat Nip & Grass, various Basils and Chives, Dill, Parseley, Thyme, Corriander, and Spearmint. I also have 84 Mammoth Sunflowers lining my property.
Garden: garden in da hood
raised garden beds full of veggies (soon to be built). Also planning on surrounding the property with mammoth sunflowers as a privacy fence
Garden: My Garden In Tha Hood
My garden includes Brown, Green and Red Onions, Organic Golden Sweet Corn, Organic Tom Thumb Popping Corn, Spinach, Grand Rapids Lettuce, Organic Romaine Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, Cabbage, Organic Georgia Collard Greens, Organic Beefsteak Tomatoes, Organic Red Brandywine Tomatoes, Organic Long Red Cayenne Peppers, Organic Toma Verde Tomatillos, Sugar Baby & Charleston Grey Watermelon, Sunflowers, Eggplant, Radishes, Carrots, Cantaloupe, Zuccini, Jalepenos, Red Raspberries, Russet Potatoes, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Organic Asparagus, Organic Celery, Arugula, Chives, Dill, Red Bell Peppers, Soy Beans, Cherry Tomatoes, Okra and Cucumbers. Still to come, Green Beans, Green Bell Peppers, Cilantro, Wheatgrass, Echinacea, Ginger, Garlic, Purple Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Turnips/Turnip Greens, Mustard Greens, Cress, Butternut Squash, Beets and more.
Garden: 2010 Garden
This is my third summer with a vegtable garden in this location. Someone in my family has had a garden ever since I can remember. My grandfather owned a small farm when I was young and my father plants a garden every year. Most of this garden was turned by hand one shovel full at a time- then tilled the following year. This year I planted 3 types of squash- snow peas- carrots-turnips- corn-sunflowers-beets-kidney beans-potatoes-bell peppers- tomatoes- Zucchini and peas. I use Veseys seeds and their planting guide. There are 17 rows 24ft long- most rows are 3ft apart some are 4ft. I tilled well rotted horse manure into the soil and hoed the soil into hills.
Garden: Palo Alto Main Community Garden
Scattered throughout Palo Alto are plots of land dedicated to providing Palo Altans with a place to dig their hands into the soil and plant vegetables, flowers, and herbs. These open spaces are an oasis for gardeners, as well as visitors, who come to enjoy the beauty of the calendula blossoms, the corn stalks, the pumpkin vines, the sunflowers, and more, as well as the large variety of birds and butterflies. The community gardens are inviting places to walk and relax.
The original Main Garden was created in 1970 as a model to demonstrate organic gardening, a return to older gardening techniques. It was originally part of the City's Nature & Science Department and volunteer gardeners were recruited from junior high schools, City staff, and people interested in gardening.
Over the years, demand for gardening sites increased and additional gardens were created. Today, the Palo Alto Community Garden Program resides within the Community Services Department and is the responsibility of the Open Space and Parks Division.
The Palo Alto Community Gardens continue to change and grow with the times. The gardens have expanded to accommodate a growing population, gardening policies have changed to embrace new technology, and future plans are under discussion. We welcome your suggestions.
Garden: The Garden House
THE GARDEN HOUSE I started 20 years ago. first was an overgrown field which i slowly cleared as funds allowed. would have been cheaper to do it all at once but who knew? The vegetable garden went infirst with help from my dad putting in the posts. Rocks on top of posts keepthe rain water from splitting them as fast. and is quite picturesque for those that don't know the purpose. then a friend? had a not so bright idea to plant iris. Ihad all kinds but too wet at the bottom of two hills and we have the dreaded borer here. iris should not be mulched and the weeding was endless. at one time i had three thousand.. no i have moved on to perrenials.. and lots of peonys. i love the lilacs i got form my Dads property that now front my property and keep my dad in my thoughts always.. I also have my moms garden iris and they thrive. Lupine and foxglove abound. first the daisys and poppys appear folowed by black eyed susans. alwys somthing blooming . lastly the sunflowers, rose of sharon and turtlehead appear late summer. I have a latice that i stake and becomes a wall of clematis. simply covered with blossoms and greenery. My vegies are organic . I mulch with newspapers and grassclippings that biodegrade and feed the soil. this year i am topping with mulch and hoping to porlong the disintergration. seaweed is the best for muching. I finally got my garden house built ( my shed) and put a porch on it so I can sit and view al my work.
Garden: Carol's Garden
I like to plant whatever catches my eye. I have two perennial gardens featuring oriental poppies, lilies, hostas, astibles, columbines,daisies,blackeyed susans,purple cone flowers. Just to name a few of my favorites. One garden gets full sun all day. The second gets the morning sun only and shade from the house for the rest of the day. Due to the fact that I'm on the lake I have to plant species that can tolerate the wind.
Garden: My Life is a Garden
My Garden is very eclectic. It is an English garden with garden trinkets hidden among flowers and foilage.. there is rocks and creeping jenny, creeping thyme and sweet woodruff. My garden dazzles the senses!
Garden: Greenheart Garden
Gardening is a whole new game when you get to growing food! I dream of homesteading someday, but at the moment find that I'm almost completely out of my depth with just one raised bed and some potted tomatoes on the deck.
Garden: Central FL Balcony Garden
Novice gardener growing edible containers and other potted plants on the balcony and indoors... with moderate success.
Garden: The Backyard Garden
I envision this 13' X 14' piece of land to be my little urban farm. This year I have:
Roma Tomatoes
Big Boy Tomatoes
Yellow Pear Tomatoes
Sungold (Cherry) Tomatoes
Zucchini
Yellow Squash
Crookneck Squash
Yellow Banana Peppers
Herbs: Basil (red, thai, & "regular"), oregano, sage, rosemary, tarragon, Parsley (Curly & italian), Chives
Garden: Paula's Butterfly and Bee Garden
Completed redesigned and replanted 7 years ago, this series of garden area covers two-thirds of an acre, with a view of Sausalito across the water. New stone walls were recently added to terrace the SW facing hill. The growing season begins with irises and then moves on to roses (100+) and then to dahlias. Other highlights of this pie-shaped property include a woodlands garden, 18 fruit trees, a redwood greenhouse, a succulent garden, an antique water pump collection and garden sculpture.
The garden features flowers at the warm end of the spectrum: apricot, orange, hot pink, red and burgundy with smaller doses of blue-purple and chartreuse.
Although the Zone 9b garden rarely sees frost conditions, Paula and Dennis Jaffe contend with less than ideal soil and climate challenges. Morning fog, clay soil, extreme wind and Southwest facing tiers with unrelenting sunshine are a few of the problems. The water shortage is also an ever present consideration.
Drip irrigation waters 100% of the plants with the lawn sprinkled by MP rotaters. Several compost areas and a worm farm provide the planting beds with a constant supply of natural fertilizer.
Angela
I am a single parent to a 15 year old son. My son is home schooled. He was diagnosed with aspergers syndrome, and rather than put him on the cocktail of drugs the doctors wanted to give him to make life easier for his school, I withdrew him from school at age 7. We've been on a rich and healing journey together since, and now he is turning out to be a great kid, a real gift to me, and has taught me more than I'll ever be able to teach him lol. We live a simple but satisfying lifestyle on a very small "farm". I say farm because we have so many animals but really it's only just over 1000sm. (1/4 acre). Our animals are an integral part of our garden, We have 1 dog, -in charge of security! 2 goats - their job is to control the lawn in the back yard, eat any garden waste, hedge clippings etc, and look after the chickens. 5 cats, they keep the mice away - we used to have a major mice problem. 7 chickens, they recycle garden waste, eat bugs and supply us with eggs, and compost. Then there are the ten guinea pigs. Only started with 5, but they multiplied! they take care of all the lawn in the front garden. My garden is relatively new. Basically starting the vege garden from scratch. am planting lots of fruit trees, the plan is to grow an abundance of fruit and vege and feed my family and have a bit left over to supply the community. I recycle a lot, and use recycled materials in my garden as much as possible. Much of my garden is planted in tyres, my "tyre garden" :-)
Jennifer Hammer
Im a wife and mom of 4 kids! I love to garden and grow food for my family! Im grow my garden organicly and use lots of recycled items in my garden! My family calls me the Recycled Gardner! I love to cook all that I grow and share my food with Family and Friends! So join me for a little Recycled Gardening and great cooking!
PHILLIPS
Inspired by Ted Zerger from Salina, KS (Ten Reasons why Mennonites should do community gardening, http://rainbowpeacejustice.blogspot.com/2008/06/top-ten-reasons-why-mennonites-should.html)
julie bennett
I am a mother of 5, and have 2 grandchildren. My oldest is 21 and my oldest set of twins are 17 and my youngest set of twins are 2, both sets are boy/girl. My grandchildren are 3 and 1. We have been growing vegetables for 4 years in a row now. We have had pretty good success over the years. We are renters right now, so makes it difficult to find landlords who will let you tear up their yards. We grow vegetables for our own personal consumption. I have only recently started jarring, and had success with pickled beets last year. I am hoping to continue learning how to grow and preserve food for my family. It helps to save a few dollars, and you know exactly where it came from, and what was put into it. I have a small flower bed out front with daisies, marigolds, and an assortment of wildflowers.
Fall in the garden - the sunflowers are in full bloom and the raspberry bushes have turned russet.
Gazebo this year, it has hops, clematis and virginia creeper growing on it and of course the sunflowers and hollyhocks in front.
The sunflowers have just started getting heads on them. They sure are getting tall. I figure they will get to be at least 10 feet tall.
Front flower garden, cosmos, snap dragons, sunflowers, zinnias,delphiniums, shasta daisy and sedums. All help to keep color and blooms all season long.
Some cucumber vines climbed the sunflowers and cukes are hanging about 4ft off the ground.
Love sunflowers. I wanted to paint a still life of this lovely bouquet but
the squrriles tore them to peices. Thoes little rascals.
Some one please explain: In the pic are two sunflowers, from the same seed. Sunflower number one, is a normal sunflower, thick stem, one flower. Sunflower number 2 has got 36 flowers, in this pic a few open already! Is this normal??
This is my Grapevine area... I have sunflowers, a mystery grape that came with the house when we bought it, sunflowers, my test garlic bulb, a red raspberry plant, and two shrubs with pink hearty flowers.
Dying to have an arbour -- just something green I can walk through, I built this. It won't last longer than a season, and it looks rather bare here. I went out three days after this picture was taken and it is almost hidden under the squash and morning glories and sunflowers. They LOVE this heat we're having (37 degrees).
these boots were made for....growing sunflowers!!.....have planted lots of sunflowers of various types around the place, am keeping fingers crossed that some of them flower before the first frost.....
