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Abigail Albers

Adventures in Abbyland

In The Garden

September 14, 2016

flowers

i love fall. it’s here. it’s here to stay for a few days until winter comes barging in unannounced and i am soaking it up. i love squash, i love early fall tomatoes and i love love love my fall flowers. the garden is still in full bloom as other plants seem to be winding…

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September 7, 2016

late summer flowers

the weatherman actually used the term “oppressive” this morning when describing the humidity for this week. he wasn’t kidding. it’s literally sticky outside (and inside because we have all the windows open). this is about the only time i wish we had air conditioning. i can tolerate heat but it is when the air is…

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August 11, 2016

garden update

the garden is in full late summer (cry) functioning mode. the veggies are out of control (so are the weeds) the flowers are waist high, and i find something ripe for the picking every time. while i’m sad to see summer on her way out ( our what is supposed to be, it’s going to…

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May 25, 2016

favorite plant sources

my name is abby and i’m a plant hoarder.   i also have no plans for recovery. once the spring air hits i start making the rounds (usually over my lunches) to stop at my favorite greenhouses for something new, interesting, heirloom and unique. yesterday over lunch a few of my pals from the found…

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May 19, 2016

garden progress

i got really lazy this year. kind of. i made my seed schedule, planned everything out and then got my seeds in a little late. but luckily i planned everything on the early range of planting. example if it said start seeds 6-8 weeks before the last frost i planned to plant at 6 weeks….

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April 27, 2016

favorite sources for garden information

for the love of all that is holy. IS IT TIME TO GARDEN YET! i am so sick of nurturing seedlings and honestly i killed a few..whoops. but circle of life only the strong survive. meaning only the ones who survive when i forgot to water them a few days in a row. i am…

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April 21, 2016

how to keep indoor topiaries alive

i like to think that i have a green thumb. however keeping plants alive indoors is a different thing. i suck at it. i forget to water them. mother nature helps me out with that when plants are outdoors. regardless of the numerous plant murders i have committed over the years i still buy obsessive…

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March 10, 2016

seed chart

i’ve been trying really hard to stay up on projects personally and professionally lately. that includes but is not limited to house, kitchen, laundry, shop, work, emails, voicemails etc. i’ve also made more of an effort to be home at night and actually make dinner (less take out). that kind of backfired on me last…

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March 3, 2016

garden stuff

ok so we have a foot of snow on the ground and it is supposed to be 60 degrees by wednesday. michigan, you’re killing me smalls!!! i don’t have just a case of spring fever… i have spring flu, fever, mumps i. can’t. handle it. anymore. my seed catalogs are all in and are full…

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August 20, 2015

how to start a flower garden

so many of you have inquired about starting a flower garden so i thought i would do a little write up on how i started my (first) official flower garden. in the past i have stuck to more bulb type flowers (dahlias and glads) but i had always admired my friend danns amazing array of…

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June 9, 2015

i’d like to check you for ticks

gardening is my relatively inexpensive (except when i go seed/plant crazy) seasonal stress relief. i love that after a long day of work i can go out to my garden and create something beautiful and nutritional. this year my garden is new to me. back in byron center i had the same beds for the…

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August 13, 2014

How to build a wall garden.

i’ve always always always wanted to try my hand at a pallet wall garden and honestly never had the time to just sit and do it. i actually had a saturday not too long ago when joe was out of town and i had the house and tools to myself. i went the warehouse friday…

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