Loving Nature's Garden Critters
It’s been many months now since you chose your favorite back yard critters for the new Loving Nature’s Garden logo. I’m excited to be able to share the logo with you now. Hummingbird, squirrel, and rabbit are there. Opossum somehow sneaked in to make the letter ‘G’ for us, and of course we have to have fresh veggies – gardens are not just for nature.
While I was adding the new Loving Nature’s Garden logo, I decided to clean up the whole site layout and make it easier for you to find things. Do let me know what you think. This site is for you. I’m not quite done with changes and I’d love to hear your ideas. Do you have a favorite post you think I should highlight, or a topic you want to find more easily? Leave me a comment.
I don’t know what it’s been like the last week or so where you’re at, but here in Eastern Kansas it’s been just amazing. Temperatures have been in the 60’s to 80’s (Fahrenheit, that is). It’s been just the very best time of year to be outside.
Every kind of tree and shrub has been blooming, all at the same time – forsythia, redbud, pear, crab apple, dogwood, lilac – and there have been daffodils and tulips galore. I’ve been enjoying the early native woodland flowers in bloom: wood poppies, violets, wild columbine, and solomon’s seal.
The birds have been really active – singing and foraging. As I work on my garden, the robins have been close-by, enjoying fresh worms, even competing for the privilege. And the lettuce and spring greens in my raised beds have already yielded salad for several family meals in my home.
What’s happening in your garden neighborhood? Have you had your fingers in the dirt? Seen any busy critters? Do share.
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I planted a week and a half ago and I’ve got radishes and romaine sprouting up all over the place, but the spinach and onions I planted haven’t popped out yet. I’ve been happily using the herbs that came back from last year. I can’t wait to put in the tomatoes, peppers, basil, and eggplants in a couple of weeks.
We’ve had beautiful weather here, too, but I’ve been spending the bulk of it on the baseball fields with my boys.
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Robin, you have some absolutely delicious stuff on the way there in your garden! Now I’m curious about which herbs came back for you. I have parsley, mint, and lemon balm. Have you had success with spinach before? I’ve tried it over and ever and it never germinates for me. Sounds like it’s the perfect time for baseball!
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First, I LOVE the new logo and how clean the new look feels. I’m so excited for you, Alison!
As for our garden, we’re going to wait a couple more weeks to get started. The temps have been erratic here in Southern Cali, but we figure things should be more consistent come May. In the meantime, we have been enjoying the bounty of our CSA veggies, which have introduced the whole family to a whole new world of greens.
Great logo Alison, looks really good, gives a nice new look to your site.
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Kudos to you, Alison! The logo looks great. Feels good to get a facelift, doesn’t it?
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Thanks Debi, Rachel, and Carole for the kind words. Carole, this is the only kind of facelift I’m good with!
The new design looks great!
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