Hallson Gardens

Hi, Pia I missd your question about the feeder. They make huge round bales that are about 6 feet in diameter here, and this is what they use to feed them. DH and I had quite a time getting that in there, mostly because he failed to understand the concept. I finally discovered that he was doing his b...

Have I mentioned lately that I love this place? Where else can you open a post about chickens, only to find nostalgia for the old wild west toad drives erupting? :lol: Oh, Wheasie..the thought of a toad being shredded by a lawnmower is toooooo much to bear. A decent person would do toad patrol befor...

Hi Pat I have a rainbarrel my big brother made for me. It's not quite as pretty as the one in the picture. Mine is a recycled barrel that another brother had. Big brother brought a bright blue one, and fortunately one of the pack had a black one that he offered to trade for the blue one. It has a sc...

Oh, I would love to have a rose arbor! I have several climbing roses around, but I don't have an arbor..trellises, and a hayfeeder that I turned on it's side to make an entrance to my 'secret' garden, but no arbor. Show us some pics when you get it in place! OED..that sounds like a threat, so I won'...

Hi, Tami I just noticed that my tulips and daffs are starting to come up too. We've been without snow cover here for most of the winter, but the temps have been very mild. I've had them come up early before, and they just sort of sit there and don't grow. By the time March Madness is over, (go Illin...

Here are some of my favorite pics of my garden.

I've lived all my life in northwestern Illinois. I was born on a farm, and still live on one. My DH of 40 years is a dyed-in-the-wool dairy farmer. He's been milking cows for 39 of the 40 years we've been married; twice a day, 7 days a week. He's also an AI technician. I was a stay-at-home mom while...

Hi, Annie I think the first thing I would do is take out all the various edging materials you now have. Then get some powdered lime or baby powder or a can of that paint they use to mark lines in the baseball fields, and walk around and mark your grass, connecting as many of the beds as you can. If ...

I've had trouble keeping it going here too. I did get a few plain green seedlings from it, and I think there's a tiny piece of my original plant left out there. It's getting crowded out and overshadowed by other plants. It's not in the least bit aggressive, and definitely not invasive here. I love t...

It took oh, so long, for those to load on my very slow dial-up, but they were worth the wait! My only experience with any sort of carnivorous plants was nearly identical to Jeanne's. The variety of your collection is truly amazing! Welcome to the forums!
Linda P

I updated mine the other day with all the ones I have on order appearing at the bottom. I also added in the ones I didn't get posted to the list last year. It's on page 14.
Linda P

Good for you, Doris! I've lost just another 8 pounds. I decided that I'd better slow down to a pound or so a week. I'd like to keep going for another 20 pounds or so. I know that I'll lose 10 just getting out side when I can garden again. I'll have a big problem when it comes to the summer wardrobe,...

Interesting that so many of you should mention ADD! I often wonder about myself! I've done SOOO many things..just have to learn everything there is to know about a process, and work like crazy at it for a while, and then move on. I started making dolls when I was a little girl, and still do that (sp...

Hello, everyone! How are you all doing with Atkins? I've been on low-carbs since the first of September, and I'm down 33 lbs so far. It's hard to stick with it during the holidays, and I cheated over Thanksgiving some (cooking is the worst! I cook by tasting, not by recipes...so that's a real diet k...

...and here are a couple more pics of garden stuff.

Linda P

Here's a fall pic of the same place. The rose did manage to get started growing up the side this year.
Linda P

This is the only piece of garden junk...er, ah, art...that I have. In its' previous life, it was a hay feeder. Now, it's an entrance to the 'secret garden' I made for my grandkids (and me!). The idea is to get the New Dawn rose to climb all over it from the left side. By the end of the summer, the v...

Here's my list. The initials indicate the friend I got it from if it was a trade or gift. Linda P Abba Dabba Do: 01 Abiqua Drinking Gourd: 00 Abiqua Moonbeam: 02 <JC Allan P. McConnell: 01 <LF Alligator Shoes: 02 Alvatine Taylor: 00 Abby: 01 Antioch: 00 <LM Aristocrat: 02 Aspen Gold: 01 LM August Mo...

I finally got my hosta list re-entered in my computer! Here it is, complete with the year I added the plant, and the initials of the person I received it from or shared it with.
Linda P
Well, it seems my list was too long, because it wouldn't attach. I'll have to try to try again another day!