http://www.graduatedgardening.com where chaos and creativity collide Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:16:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Starting seeds indoors is fun and a good learning tool, but sometimes you just need instant tah dah! Here's where I turn to forcing bulbs, especially ones that already have a bit of flower coming up. My little guy had fun taking hyacinths and plopping them in a cup of rocks ... http://www.graduatedgardening.com/?p=97 Note to self: Know your plants. In my impatience for a little greenery, I happily started several seeds indoors. This included scarlet runner beans for the little guy. The plan is to add them to a teepee structure we put up a few weeks ago. Many of the seedlings are going crazy ... http://www.graduatedgardening.com/?p=89 The little guy is big into a new tricycle he got for Christmas. After one of his many requests to go for a ride, I switched things up a bit and headed to a nearby wildlife corridor that is also the site of the city's largest colony of Blue Herons.  ... http://www.graduatedgardening.com/?p=67 The challenge of gardening with toddlers is making sure they don't take out the plants. I'm happy my little guy is showing some real interest in the seedlings we started, but he can be a bit over-zealous with his attentions. It's a good exercise in patience when gardening with the really ... http://www.graduatedgardening.com/?p=52 The Northwest Flower and Garden Show is over but ideas planted from its displays are just now germinating. OK, way cheesy, but I do have a few projects that will benefit the little guy and his mom, thanks to the show. The big daddy of plans is this little rooftop ... http://www.graduatedgardening.com/?p=38 I loaded up the little guy and took him to the 21st annual Northwest Flower & Garden Show. Unfortunately this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance for him since the show's owner, Duane Kelly, has decided this will be its last year. The little guy was content to hang out in the ... http://www.graduatedgardening.com/?p=34 Children are curious creatures, which makes them perfect gardeners. They also like to have their own place to hole up and pretend all kinds of worlds are at their fingertips. One way to provide a hideout and foster imagination that is to build a bean teepee. recently made one for our ... http://www.graduatedgardening.com/?p=4