This year’s #garlic was a disappointment; these are my biggest. Quarter for scale. ift.tt/1SxyI1A http://t.co/6sVcsJ7dsv
Twitter Update: This year’s #garlic was a disappointment; these ar…
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trying not to kill the beautiful things
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: July 2015
Even though I missed the 15th, I’m still going to post the photos I took on the 15th. Stuff happens, you know? The preschooler has a rambunctious bedtime or three and I get backblogged — er, backlogged. Anyway, here’s a quick tour of new things blooming since last month in my NW Ohio Zone 6a/6b beds and borders!
Starting along the front fence… A landscaper once told me this was lambs ear, but it wasn’t in bloom at the time. Turns out it’s actually rose campion. I cut a lot of it back two years ago, but I’m glad I didn’t remove all of it. This biennial offers a nice splash of color under the Rose of Sharon.
Twitter Update: Yellow pear tomato ain’t messin’ around. I’m 5’9″…
Yellow pear tomato ain’t messin’ around. I’m 5’9″ or 5’10” and the plant is up to my shoulder. #gardening http://t.co/4z61EArU02
Twitter Update: Disappointing #garlic harvest: these are my three…
Disappointing #garlic harvest: these are my three biggest heads. So be it. #gardening ift.tt/1L6izKG http://t.co/gQT4MIqbrV
How Does Your Garden Grow? Part 2: My Cottage Garden
I’m seriously stoked about planning out my cottage garden in what used to be “the jungle” in front of the garage, so much so that I spontaneously got out my iPhone 6 and made a short video about it.
I’ve come a long way, garden-wise, since my last gardening video blog post (I refuse to use the term “vlog”) two years ago. Everything is under control, nothing looks too neglected, and I feel like I’m in a good place to add some low-maintenance plants to the mix.
On the technical side: I do need to remember that the road noise sounds worse on video than it does in my head, though, and speak up when I’m recording.
Also, iMovie on iOS is a much better video editing app than I would have expected. The last time I used iMovie was when it first came out, back when I was in college, and using it as compared to the advanced Media 100 software I was used to seemed hamfisted and clunky and inflexible. iMovie for iOS feels like an easy-to-use app that has all the features one would need to edit together some basic shots. I approve.