The Marigold Potager – A Zone 3 Prairie Garden

Well… my weekend did not quite go as planned because this happened on Friday. We woke up to about 4 inches of fluffy, light snow, and more falling.

However, I was not worried. The weather lady said we would have plus degrees, maybe even double digits on Sunday. This did not happen. Well, we did get plus degree weather, but just enough to turn the snow hard, crunch, slippery, and dangerous.

I was supposed to gather wreath making materials from the yard, dress up the front entrance for the holidays, hang up my birdseed wreaths for the birdies, and plant my carrots/lettuces/spinach for early spring crops.

Instead, I am now waiting for better weather. Let’s see what mother nature brings our way ; )

Gardening Inspo

• Forget Waiting! These 9 Crops Actually LOVE Cold Spring Soil
• 10 Plant Partnerships That Will Triple Your Harvest (Gardeners Shocked!) – Psst, please do not do the dill with cabbages or you may end up with a huge aphid problem.
• Top Garden Designers Reveal the Biggest Garden Design Mistake

• How to Create Privacy in Your Yard With Plants and Structures
• 5 Ways To Embrace The Beauty of Autumn
• This Catskills Garden Captures the Beauty of Autumn & Beyond
• Dan Pearson takes us on a tour of his wild, beautiful Somerset garden at the culmination of the growing season

• Bulb lasagne: all about the spring planting method and the best ways to plant one
• The enchanting, dahlia-filled cottage garden of artist Bella Hoare
• How to grow monstera deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant

• The paint colours that will make your home office a more productive space
• Powder Blue Is the Unexpected Color Trend for Fall
• Ochre Is the New Butter Yellow: Here’s How to Decorate With It
• Kitchen larder ideas (these are so amazing, I have serious pantry envy!)

Seasonal Inspiration

Gift Ideas…

• Bar Soap | Alberta Natural Products – for the best bar soaps, and most affordable, these lovely soaps are perfect for gifting. These are the soaps that they sell at the Country Grocer on the island, in the wooden bins. Anytime a family member goes to the island, I send them with money to buy me a bunch of them. Now, I can order them on-line, too!
• Sourdough Starter | ORGANIC | Dehydrated – great gift for the baker, the gourmand, the chefs in your circle.

Outdoor Christmas decorations – 21 ideas to copy at home (I love these ideas… they are simple, but oh so pretty. See the photo above.

I like to keep my front entry special and festive, yet pretty simple. There will be a garland, like you see above, there will be a porch sign, a wreath, a festive mat that will be layered on top of a larger colourful mat. It is simple, but pretty and festive.

Each year, I look forward to making my own holiday wreath so this weekend is when I will harvest the greens and bits and bobs…. while the weather is fine.

I tend to keep my wreath pretty simple (check out some of the wreaths from years past in the photos) but I saw the most amazing wreath on insta yesterday. She has me thinking! I may be going much wilder and bigger this year.

Check out https://www.instagram.com/vildfloral/ for some fun inspiration (in the picture above).

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Recipes

• Roasted Beet Salad With Goat Cheese
• Peasant Bread: A Rustic Slice of Heaven – I have made this many, many times. Always turns out amazing. If you like artisan breads, this one is for you.
• Baked Blueberry Donuts –
• Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars

Happy Sunday – Tanja