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!

Because it is a smart system it also means we are using less water and thus allows us to be good stewards of water conservation!

I’ve always liked raised beds as they help keep the weeds at bay and add a level of order to a garden.

It is exciting to see the changes and even the smallest progress is satisfying. My view is, as long as we keep moving forward, we will get there eventually and when we do … it will be fabulous! Until then, stay tune for more updates!

With the new exterior wall up, well three of them anyway, I decided that a level and more solid floor would be more functional for a Potting Shed. Good idea and I have a vision, not 100% sure how we are going to construct it.

My goal is to get the shed set up before planting starts so I can work in one location.

This combined strategy should make growing and planting a lot smoother and less stressful and make the whole process more joyful!