Rescue 911: Plant Edition

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 / Janet, a girl and a garden. / Leave a comment

For my 30th birthday, I received a beautiful gift - a three-foot monstera plant. Not that I like to admit it, but that was thirteen years ago. And for twelve years, my monstera has flourished until this past year. I'm not sure what has changed. I've been watering consistently, the lightning hasn't changed, and temperatures … Continue reading Rescue 911: Plant Edition

GWG#10: A Plant I Don’t Understand

February 27, 2022January 8, 2025 / Janet, a girl and a garden. / 1 Comment

I have a confession to make. I am a serial fern killer. There I've said it. Stores should have my photo in their plant sections.'This woman is capable of murder. Beware!' the sign would read. I've tried, they've died. Ugh, I do not understand. It's so frustrating! Boston ferns, Staghorn ferns, Crispy Wave ferns - all dead. Inside … Continue reading GWG#10: A Plant I Don’t Understand

Don’t Touch – Part 2

August 16, 2016November 30, 2021 / Janet, a girl and a garden. / 1 Comment

Oh, the poor old gal she ain't what she used to be! She's not dead...but, she's not exactly alive either. At this point she might just be humoring me. We had an okay winter. She lived in our dinning room, which is full of natural light and pretty cozy, so she seemed to be doing … Continue reading Don’t Touch – Part 2

Don’t Touch

November 19, 2015November 30, 2021 / Janet, a girl and a garden. / 2 Comments

Don't even look at her. If you do she drops leaves; actually, I think she throws them at you! She's temperamental today and clearly unhappy. Before This lovely fern was given to me by a neighbour. It thrived in her garden all summer and she didn't want to see it go to waste when the … Continue reading Don’t Touch

Another One Bites The Dust

January 11, 2015November 30, 2021 / Janet, a girl and a garden. / 6 Comments

Yep... that right there is one dead fern. Actually, sigh, 5 dead ferns in total. What the heck?! If my life depended on growing ferns I wouldn't last long. I really don't understand. I did research! A LOT of research haha. I watered them and mist them..."and loved them, and hugged them and called them George". … Continue reading Another One Bites The Dust

Obsession Revisited

May 4, 2014November 30, 2021 / Janet, a girl and a garden. / 1 Comment

Hello and happy end of tax season to you...and happy back to blogging for me! Since things have slowed considerably at work I was actually able to spend this weekend doing things I enjoy rather than just spending it doing laundry and catching up on sleep. I was finally able to start some seeds, watch a … Continue reading Obsession Revisited

Grow Write Guild: My First Plant

April 6, 2013November 29, 2021 / Janet, a girl and a garden. / 3 Comments

I was 19 years old when I grew my first Hoya. My parents and I had just moved into our new home - which I wasn’t overly excited about since I was in love with our old house (where the three of us had lived for the previous 15+ years). My Grandmother gave me a … Continue reading Grow Write Guild: My First Plant

Come On Spring!

February 24, 2013November 29, 2021 / Janet, a girl and a garden. / Leave a comment

I can not wait for spring! With the move and all last summer, as much as I would have liked to get out in the yard and start giving this property all the attention it deserves, there just wasn't enough time...and I hardly doubt that I could turn this overgrown 5 acre mess into a … Continue reading Come On Spring!