I was a little slow on coming to that conclusion and sat one morning drinking my coffee on the North patio and watched as a murmuration of birds descended on my blackberries and put an end to my “berrylicous” breakfast!

If I’ve learned anything this past year, it is what I can and can’t do. If the scale is off, as in too big, no matter how determined I might be, if I physically can’t do it, then it won’t get done.

I am looking forward to applying what I learned this year to my garden endeavors next year! I’m sure I will make new mistakes but that is also all part of the process and although eating a bit of humble pie doesn’t taste great, I figure it builds character and keeps it real!

I invite you to try adding some flowers to your mixed greens. Not only will they add a bit of unexpected flavor, but they will beautify your salad! Bon Appetit and happy gardening if you decide to try your hand at growing edible flowers!

Growing asparagus is definitely a long game kind of endeavor.

Peonies are one of my favorite spring flowers, they are fragrant and their large blousy blooms are truly a showstopper!

Both the Silver Dollar and Silver Plate Eucalyptus are considered tender perennials and can grow in zones 9-11. As Palisade, Colorado is a zone 7, this experiment could very easily crash and burn. That said, I’m still going to give it a go.

The devil is in the details after all… I’m really excited to see how this will all turn out. Eventually this will be the creative hub of Palisade Posh, where gardening, floral design and yes, the creation of art all come together in one central location! It will be amazing, and pretty and I can’t wait!

As with most things I create, I applied the principles of art and design when building this habitat which is why it feels sculptural in appearance and reminds me of an Andy Goldsworthy installation piece!

For whatever reason I’ve become very attached to these 12 little twigs and I’m curious to see if I can nurture them so that they can grow into beautiful flowering trees!

 For whatever reason, I get great joy out of planting garlic and the fact that I’m using my own cloves that I grew in my garden makes it all the better.

Part two of the seed saving process involves threshing, winnowing and storing the seeds.

The first step in harvesting is collecting the heads of the brown flowers.

So my takeaway from growing White Currant tomatoes in bulk? Life lessons come in many forms, and these beautiful little tomatoes are a perfect example of one such lesson! 

Focusing on the business was all about function… this landscape project is all about form!

These are just some reflections I’ve had thus far, as summer moves onto fall I’m sure I will have more discoveries and learn many more things!          

The 2025 planting season in the Posh Market Garden has been a series of experiments, starting with direct sowing most of the vegetables, trying to train tomato plants to grow over an arched trellis and succession planting my lettuce.

Recently I harvested our garlic, and it was such a gratifying feeling! Last

So there you have it, the “Work Smarter not Harder” might be a flawed concept, but I am indeed responding to all that I learned last year as well as what I’m learning on the fly this year.

In all having the Potting Shed finished is a game changer for the progress of the Market Garden and I am so very thankful to all the people that came together to make it happen!