It’s definitely fall here in Minnesota. There’s a chill in the air and it’s been very rainy this past week. We did get a break in the weather over the weekend, so I worked outside a bit. I was able to get a few more perennials in the ground, well, fourteen to be exact. Yeah […]
Gardening Recap – 2017 Best Perennials
As a follow-up to my earlier post, Gardening Recap – Summer 2017, I also want to highlight the best perennials of 2017. Since I was starting over in a new yard, I purchased lots and lots of perennials last fall and this year. I decided to try some new varieties, as well as old favorites. […]
Gardening Recap – Summer 2017 Favorite Flowers & Vignettes
Wow, what a summer – it went by way to fast! Since it’s officially fall now (although you wouldn’t know it by the temps here in Minnesota), I’m really excited to share this Gardening Recap and all my Summer 2017 Favorite Flowers, Flower Garden Vignettes and Garden Makeovers with you. We moved into our current […]
Fall Outdoor Decor Ideas & Vignettes
I played around last weekend with some Fall Outdoor Decor. I love to deck out my front porch for Fall, but we’re having new rails installed next week, so my outdoor decorating will have to wait. Adding whimsy to my outdoor vignettes is my style and I love the traditional rich, vibrant and natural fall […]
Garden Tour #2 – End of Summer
I can’t believe it’s the 10th of September and I’m still able to take you all on another Garden Tour. Get your virtual walking shoes on and let’s do this. Perhaps, you’ll come away from this garden tour with some flower gardening ideas. I’m joining in today for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day hosted by May […]
Fall Gardening – It’s Time to Transplant and/or Divide Perennials
It’s time for some Fall Gardening here at Gingham Gardens. I will be honest and say that by this time I’m usually done with gardening, like I’m over it and ready to move on, but not this year. Because we’ve only been in our home just over a year now, I’m challenging and pushing myself […]
Monarch Butterflies
Monarch Butterflies, YES, they were here! I just have to share this update to my Garden Tour post yesterday. Remember this: On our way to the front yard, I want to show you this Meadow Blazingstar Liatris. I’ve never grown this variety of liatris and I think it’s lovely. So do the butterflies, but apparently […]
Garden Tour – End of Summer
I’m just not ready for summer to end. Here in Minnesota the temps are in the 70s and we’ve had ample rain, so the grass, veggies and flowers are very lush and green. Since everything is looking so good, I decided to do another “Stroll Through Gingham Gardens,” or more commonly known as a garden […]
Fall Gardening – Plant Shopping
The end of Summer and early Fall is a great time to accomplish lots of gardening. With that in mind, the hubby and I took a little plant shopping excursion last weekend in anticipation of finding some good end-of-season deals. First stop was the St. Paul Farmer’s Market. It’s about 30 – 40 minutes away from us, but […]
Easy Garden Makeover
I’ve already shared a few garden makeovers here at Gingham Gardens that you can read about here and here. Today, I’m going to share An Easy Garden Makeover. Here’s what this area looked like when we moved in last August. Later in the fall, we had the multiple-trunk ash tree cut down, so we were […]