Nana’s Glam Garden

03/20/2026

Today is March 20th, the onset of spring😳. That’s nearly 2’ of snow blanketing my raised beds.
But I keep moving forward. Have my onions and other starts growing inside. This year I’ve started companion plants to combat the aphids and other pests that love my greenhouse plants as much as I do!
I’ve started Alpine strawberries, edible violets, rosemary, purple and sweet basil.
I had such luck last year with a wicking system that easily kept it all watered and fertilized while I was away for a couple months. So I’m using a version of that this spring to make my life a bit easier to start dozens of plants this spring without spending all day keeping it all watered and fed.

03/16/2026

I’ve started my onion seeds and perennials and herbs. The world fades away as I watch these seeds grow.

01/16/2026

This will be me in a week!
I’ll be starting my onions, leeks, and shallots in 2 weeks.

01/13/2026

01/07/2026

08/16/2025

08/16/2025

The weather has been great this summer. Everything looks awesome!

08/16/2025

We beat the slugs this year! Ed cut the bottoms off some nursery pots and we added copper tape. Slugs do not like copper. It worked perfectly. I also spread slug repellent throughout the beds early to help control them.

08/16/2025

Ed painted the gnome base to be rocky. I love it.

08/05/2025

I gave up with the grandchildren’s garden! The perennials they planted never come back! My plan now is to make it for the birds. I’ll use potted plants each spring.

08/04/2025

Everything is growing beautifully! Loving this warm sun. Sitting on the deck with Ed just taking it all in. He’s been staining the shed and hanging the owl house, bat house and bird houses we make together.