Category Archives: Gardening

Lessons learned

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

The gardening chores are done, and the spring bulbs are planted. I bought a gardening auger from Aubuchon for under $20 that works with my battery drill to assist in bulb planting. I don’t know what took me so long … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Ames Gardening Auger, Apple season, Apples, Blogging community, COVID-19, Fall, Gardening, Macoun apples, New England, New Hampshire, Pandemic, Quilting | 72 Comments

Fall Checklist

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I am almost done, almost. A few more hours of cutting back, and gardening season is over. Well, except for all those bulbs that need to be planted and a ‘few’ weeds that need to be dug up. 🙂 Most … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Autumn, Bees, Dahlias, Fall, Fall color, Gardening, New England, New Hampshire, Perennials, Pollinators, Vegetable gardening | 52 Comments

The Big Return

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

In New England, what goes out in the spring must be returned in the fall. At least that is the routine if you want to enjoy those blooms again and use those items the following year and not have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Autumn, Canna lilies, Dahlia bulbs, Fall, Fall cleanup, Friendship, Gardening, New England, New Hampshire | 57 Comments

Dinosaur

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

“…a person…that is outdated or has become obsolete because of failure to adapt to changing circumstances.” I really don’t like the idea of being obsolete so I do a lot of googling to try and understand new thinking including a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Bees, Canna lily, Dahlia, Dahlias, Dinosaur, Gardening, Marigold, Master Gardener, Mexican sunflower, New England, Pollinators, Sedum, Seniors, Sugar baby watermelon | 64 Comments

Silent Sunday

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Dahlias, Gardening, Knockout Rose, Marigolds, Mexican sunflower, New England, New Hampshire, Pollinators, Zinnia | 59 Comments

Wet and Humid

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I’m not a fan of humidity. When we left the Midwest, I thought I’d said goodbye to it, but global warming had other thoughts. So, here I am gardening in NH, and the humidity has been up in the 80-95% … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Dead of Winter, Elderberry, Gardening, Kousa Dogwood, Ocean Prey, Reading, The Fallen, The Island, Zucchini recipes | 65 Comments

And so it goes

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Here we are halfway through August heading into fall. Yes, the leaves of some trees are starting to turn. At home, we worked through several days of sweltering heat and humidity. It was wicked hot and swampy humid. The temps … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Alton Bay, Canna Lilys, Crocosmia Lucifer, Dahlias, Elderberry, Gardening, Hummingbirds, Johnson's Ice Cream, Mexican Sunflowers, New Castle, New England, New Hampshire, Pollinators | 78 Comments

Life

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Life gets complicated sometimes doesn’t it? If you add in the normal ups and downs plus Covid, we’re left with something quite challenging. We’ve had two losses recently. A brother-in-law passed away after a wonderful, long life, and a friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Blackberries, Bulbs, Canna lily, Coneflower, Cosmos, Daylily, Gardening, loss, Mexican sunflower, Perennials, Rain | 74 Comments

It’s Soggy

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It’s daylily season in my part of the world, and I must admit it brings a lot of smiles as I work in the garden beds. I’ve never counted how many I have or the varieties, but I’m guessing it … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Barn Quilt, Daylilies, Gardening, Master Gardener, New England, New Hampshire, Perennials, Rain, Shed, Wordpress | 83 Comments

Steamy

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Happy Monday! Hope your weather is a little more normal as we close out the month of June. We’re under our second heat advisory for the month. 96°F with real feel of 103°F today. 🥵 Last week, Master Gardeners had … Continue reading →