Cheesehead Gardening

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Joshua Tree National Park

In late February I traveled to California for some much needed warm weather. Part of my travels included Joshua Tree National Park. The weather was beautiful and so was the park. So many great rock formations, and, of course, the Joshua Trees!

Monday, February 17, 2014

Start Marking Your Calendars Now! Garden Events for this spring and summer

Wow, can you believe that it's almost March? I feel like winter is never going to end. I can't remember a winter that has ever been this cold. Let's hope for an early spring.

There are lots of things to look forward to this spring and summer. Here is a just a short list.

Warmer weather
Paine Art Center Festival of Spring - May 17. Oshkosh, WI. More information here:http://www.thepaine.org/events/festival-of-spring/index.html
May 17, 2014: Outagamie County Master Gardener Association Annual Plant Sale. UW-Extension Grounds, 3365 W. Brewster St., Appleton. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Green Bay Botanical Garden Fair - May 30- June 1. More information. http://www.gbbg.org/things-to-do/garden-events/id/184/title/Garden-Fair
Midwest Regional Hosta Convention - Green Bay, June 26-28. More information here: http://greenandgoldhosta.org/2014-convention.html
AHS (Daylilies) Region 2 Summer Meeting - Beauty by the Bay - July 25-27. More information here: http://badbuds.org/Region%202%20Summer%20Meeting.html

Monday, February 3, 2014

Some winter garden crafting

It started with an old ashtray I embellished with some beads.

I attached it to an old candle drip tray, added some painted plastic spoons and some more beads.

I added a small green plate and a painted green bud vase.

Once it's warm out I will put it on top of an old snow fence pole.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

It might be -40 with windchill today but...

Thursday, January 9, 2014

The cold weather is good for something

Here is one good thing about our recent cold weather. You can get some great fog pictures! I took these at Jefferson Park in Menasha.

Monday, January 6, 2014

Best of 2013 Part 2

So while I search through pictures to post tonight, it's -18 degrees outside (that is without windchill, with windchill it's around -50). I did actually venture out today to go pick up some groceries. I've lived in Wisconsin that at first it didn't seem that cold. Then after being in the grocery store for at least 15 minutes I realized that that my jeans were still pretty much frozen from the quick walk from the car to store. Yikes!

So here are some pictures to help us remember warmer days!

Hosta Convention in Milwaukee

Coastline in Maui

George warming in the sun

George enjoying the outdoors

Hosta 'Sagae'

Hosta 'Borsch #1' coming up

Hosta 'Borsch #1'

Hosta bed with tree peony

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Best of 2013 Part 1

I've decided to take a look back and put together pictures and moments that I think were the best of 2013. I have pictures on 2 different computers and a phone. So this will probably end up being a 3 parter. I really need to learn to just put my pictures into a shared drive. So here is the best of 2013 part 1.