Lessons in the Dirt Archives

Joys of June – the raspberries are blooming!

The raspberries have just started blooming! Just look at that beautiful star-shape of a bloom! As I admire the intricate design of the star-shaped bloom I can’t help but praise God for his amazing creativity and beautiful design…

June 4, 2025Gratitude, Lessons in the Dirt

Joys of June – strawberries are in season!

One of the things I love about the month of June is that the strawberries are in season. Usually around Father’s Day weekend is the peak of strawberry season. In years past we have enjoyed going to U-Pick…

June 3, 2025Lessons in the Dirt

Joys of June!

My Hoopes rose is blooming! This brings me so much joy! This little rose was a gift (probably 10 years ago) from some very special friends. I planted the little rose in our yard at the home where…

June 1, 2025Lessons in the Dirt

Joy of discovery!

I shared a few blog posts ago that this is the first year the deer have not eaten off all my Bunchberry Dogwoods … and as a result, our front flowerbed has been a sea of beautiful dogwood…

May 29, 2025Gratitude, Lessons in the Dirt

So … how is it going??

I know you are just dying to know how the mums are doing, after they survived overwintering in the workshop … and barely escaped being eaten by the deer! You might be thinking: “They are probably thriving and…

May 4, 2025Lessons in the Dirt

Blooming sideways

My friend who recently had intense spine surgery (where they cut her back open from top to bottom and re-straightened her spine with rods) just had her 6-week post-op follow-up appointment, in which she was told by the…

May 2, 2025Lessons in the Dirt

Be careful what you bring inside!

Hubby and I were at the garden center picking up some potting soil for our new planter box on the back deck. We made sure to get some really good potting soil with steer manure … our plants…

April 30, 2025Lessons in the Dirt

From the outside looking in …

Hubby built me a new planter for summer. I’m thrilled! He had been puttering about in the workshop this past winter, figuring out a creative way to make a planter box out of leftover decking material and leftover…

April 29, 2025Lessons in the Dirt

Parable of the Big-Leaf Maple seeds!

I have been outside on my hands and knees in the flowerbeds pulling up Big-Leaf Maple sprouts. Therefore, it seemed fitting to share the parable of the Sower. (from Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; and Luke 8:4-15) On a grey,…

April 21, 2025Lessons in the Dirt

Springing up to life!

A few years ago, hubby and I picked up a package of lily bulbs at the garden nursery. There were three bulbs in the package. Hubby and I assumed the lilies would grow to be about knee-height, so…

April 20, 2025Hope, Lessons in the Dirt