A Garden Tour:  Bunny Mellon’s Little Oak Spring

A Garden Tour: Bunny Mellon’s Little Oak Spring

Bryce and I recently went on a tour of Bunny Mellon’s gardens, offered through the Garden Club of Virginia. We were lucky to get a beautiful day in which to stroll around this gem in Upperville, Virginia. Little Oak Springs, as her and Paul’s farm is...
On the Farm- April Edition

On the Farm- April Edition

As I mentioned in my last post, April has been a mixed bag around here! We are still assessing the damage from the freeze but, of course, moving along with other things that need to get done! The weeds have taken on a life of their own (if only I could get everything...
Highs and Lows

Highs and Lows

The past few weeks have felt rough. There have been literal highs and lows in the form of our weather. We haven’t had significant rain, we are already in a drought for the year, and a perfect storm of weather happened within a week that has devastated farmers...
Around The Farm

Around The Farm

At the beginning of every season, I declare confidently that I am going to do a better job of documenting our season. And every year it seems I get worse and worse about actually doing it! During the day, I get too busy working and don’t take the time to take...
How I Store Soil Mix (and more!)

How I Store Soil Mix (and more!)

In my garden shed, I use metal trash cans to store various items that come in bulk bags. Items such as vermiculite, coco fiber, and compost are items that I will decant into the cans as I don’t want to keep them in the orginal bags for several...
Around The Farm

Around The Farm

It feels as if we’ve entered into the phase of the year where we never know what the weather is going to do. Recently, we went from an almost 80 degree day to snow flurries within 24 hours. It’s also the time of year where things start to feel a little...