A modest amount of yard work has been going on in the back yard. I’ve been working on relocating existing plants to maximize the garden space on a tight <read free> budget. I thinned out some hosta plants and transplanted them to the garden near the garage. I also divided and transplanted tons of day lillies, so that [...]
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Backyard update
Posted in Gardening, Home on October 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Garden beauty
Posted in Gardening, tagged cayenne peppers, Garden beauty, grow grass, lawn, peppers, red bell peppers, tomatoes, wild tiger lilies on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gardens are beautiful… even vegetable gardens. More and more people are growing their own food.
Tomatoes on the vine.
A future red bell pepper.
Cayenne peppers.
Wild tiger lilies in bloom.
Here’s a shot of the back yard. It’s a far cry from what it looked like this spring. In July, we even re-seeded some areas that weren’t taking [...]
Sunnybank garden tour
Posted in Gardening, Traverse City, tagged garden tour, Sunnybank, Sunnybank garden tour Traverse City, Traverse City Michigan on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sunnybank, a private residence, was built in 1894. The home has been fully restored both inside and out. The English style Victorian garden is absolutely stunning. The home is located on historic Sixth Street in downtown Traverse City. Please join me on this photo tour of the lovely gardens.
A stunning Victorian estate.
The “open” sign indicates the garden [...]
We’re composting
Posted in Gardening, How To, tagged compost bin, how to build a compost bin on July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We built a compost bin! Here, we were setting the posts. To make the bin, we used leftover wood and materials, so some additional prep work was required.
In this image, I was priming the wood. Then, I used the exterior paint that was leftover from the garage. So the compost bin will blend in!
David put [...]
Tomatoes with a view
Posted in Food and Beverage, Gardening, tagged Fresh Food, Gardening, staked tomatoes, tomato on July 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
How ’bout that? These staked tomato plants have it made, eh? We’ll see if my make-shift garden area produces any fruit! The stakes used are actually lathe that we removed from the house. So, you could say that our house is holding the tomato plants up! I’m hoping for a great crop and would love [...]
House update
Posted in Gardening, Home, Home Improvement, tagged Gardening, home remodel, landscaping, lilies, perennial gardening, plant grass on July 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The house and yard are shaping up this year. We planted grass in the spring and it’s coming up nicely (along with a ton of weeds.) We decided to go the all organic route with the lawn and are not putting down any chemicals. That means that we simply pull out the weeds by hand. [...]
Tomato plant goes topsy turvy
Posted in Food and Beverage, Gardening, tagged container gardening, Gardening, topsy turvy tomato planter on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We recently received a “Topsy Turvy” tomato planter as a gift and quickly put it together, added a tomato plant, potting soil, hung it up and added water.
According to the instructions, the planter works like a greenhouse. As the sun warms the plant, the roots grow really fast and thrive inside the planter. Also because [...]
Rock on
Posted in Gardening, tagged chives, Gardening, rock balance, rock wall, stone wall on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend, I created a rock wall along the garage to eliminate the mud splatter on our newly painted garage. It was a ton of heavy lifting, but I think it turned out great!
I even had a little fun practicing rock balance, and someday I hope to aspire to get to this level. But for [...]
More market days…
Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, Gardening, Traverse City, tagged buy local, Downtown Traverse City, Farmers Market, Fresh Food, Michigan, Sara Hardy Farmers Market on June 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
OK, I know I’ve already written a post about the Sara Hardy Farmers Market! But trust me, it’s worthy of more boasting! On Saturday, I set off to walk Wyatt, grab a cup of coffee at Good Harbor Coffee & Tea and planned to pick up a few plants for the garden. My only limitations were that I [...]
A jungle unfolds
Posted in Gardening, Home, Home Improvement, tagged ferns, garden, Gardening, home remodeling on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We moved in to our house exactly one year ago today. It was Memorial Day weekend and we spent the three days making many trips back and forth from our 8th Street house to our new home on Elmwood.
Lately, we are discovering many firsts out in the garden. These ferns in the garden unrolled in [...]
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Appreciating Life Up North is a look into my interests and love of life in Traverse City, Michigan. I aspire to live simply, support local businesses, embrace ‘green’ living and try to enjoy every minute of it.
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