The Kitchen Window

The Kitchen Window
Antique Milk Bottles with Herbs and Flowers

Welcome!

Welcome to the Frog Hollow Farm blog! I've been blogging since January 2010 and have switched from Blogger to Word Press, but I'm back to Blogger because, for me, it's easier to use. My husband and I live on a little farm in Northwest New Jersey. We have some chickens and a very large vegetable garden with asparagus and raspberries, and rows and rows of sunflowers, snapdragons and zinnias. Traveling, entertaining, gardening, spending time with family, studying Italian, blogging and reading keep us busy and happy. With all of this going on, moving towards a simpler life seems almost impossible but it's definitely a daily goal.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Corydalis



This little corydalis plant has found a home in a small rock wall on our front walkway.  I don't know if you've ever planted corydalis, but they are prolific reseeders.  We planted blue and yellow corydalis plants about 15 years ago.  The blue never came back but these little yellow ones fill in so many spaces in the front of the house. The leaves are very dainty and light, they fill in between other plants so beautifully.  And, they are easy to pull out if you think they're a bit out of control. 

Here's a Google image of blue corydalis - aren't they pretty?

We're winding down after a full weekend of shopping for perenniels and annuals at some wonderful nurseries in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.  Yesterday was the shopping day (after we had the rug people out to measure the office area for a new rug) - today was the planting day.



This is the front garden at Frog Hollow Farm.  It's mostly shade due to a very old and beautiful maple tree so I add flowers that do well in partial sun. 

FHFB has designed some wonderful borders around the inside of his vegetable garden and he's filling them with bee balm, roses, lambs ears, peonies and daisies.  I'll be sure to feature them on my blog soon. We have a problem with the one end of our garden because of the huge walnut trees that are on the edge of the woods - they're roots and nuts leech into our garden and many plants do not do well  - the walnut trees make the soil toxic for them. 

Hope your weekend was wonderful.  I'm looking forward to dinner with two wonderful friends in the middle of the week...Ciao, bella!
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3 comments:

  1. SuzMay 16, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    Lovely shots of your garden. Did you ever think of raised beds where the walnuts trees are leeching? We find this prevents the toxins from directly hurting the plants. Looking forward to seeing the flower additions to your veggie garden. Wonderful blog! Susan :)

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  2. RizziMay 17, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    HI FARM GIRL,
    SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A GOOD WEEKEND. I WAS BUSY MYSELF. JACKIE, THE TWINS AND I WENT TO A GIRL SCOUT MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TEA, IT WAS VERY NICE. (FORGOT MY CAMERA)
    PAT PUT A LOVELY GARDEN IN, MUST TAKE SOME PICTURES. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE RAIN, MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY, WELL, THAT'S WHAT MY WEATHER MAN TELLS ME.
    I LOVE YOUR CORYDALIS, THEY LOOK SO DELICATE. MUST LOOK FOR THEM. WELL, TAKE CARE,
    LOVE, AUNT RIZ

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  3. Cindy~May 21, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    Ahhh, I just really love this. What a pretty, peaceful, wonderful place.

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