It’s been really cold here in Kentucky still. We had a really hard frost this morning. It was 10 degrees on our back porch this morning! I would have taken a picture, but it was too cold to go outside! I took this picture from my front door after it warmed up a little. Into the 20’s. lol  The poor Butterfly bush looks so bedraggled after a major pruning this fall. The stairs on the hill lead up to the road.

The angel in the picture is from our Nativity scene. I go the indoor Christmas decorations packed up, but we’ve had a cold go through our house, and no one has felt up to putting the outdoor Nativity scene away. The angel isn’t really lit up, that’s the morning sun shining through the plastic. It looks cool, anyway, I think.

I didn’t get my seeds sorted this week like I wanted to. I really have to do that this week so I can get some seeds started. Last year I waited too long to start them indoors so I don’t want to make that mistake again.

Do you start seed indoors in January?

Here are a few links I found interesting and helpful:

Hostas are edible! – includes a recipe
Free printable end of season garden tracker
The complete quide to seed saving – video

Green House Plans
PVC Pipe Plans – Lots of awesome projects!
The Easiest Fruiting Plants to Grow

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It’s that time of year!  Time to start planning next years garden!

I have to sort through my seeds and organize them. They are in a sad state of disorganization. sigh…. That doesn’t stop me from planning, though!

For a few  years now, I’ve been wanting to get a Meyer Lemon Tree, a Fig Tree and Elderberries. This is the year! Now I just have to decide where to order them from. One of the major companies that has a coupon on the front of their catalog seems to have the best price. But is it the best quality? hmmmm…… I think I’ll be ordering the Elderberries from some place else,  but I do like the guarantee from the big company.

What to do, what to do….

Here’s the Meyer Lemon Tree I’m considering getting.

And here’s the Fig Tree I’m considering getting.

Anybody have any experience with either of these trees? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

It’s been below freezing and we’ve even had a dusting of snow this week, so I have no current pictures to share. Here’s a picture of an Iris from earlier this  year.

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