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Hey there, Friends! Welcome back for  What to do with your Gardener Self in Winter, Part Two of Two Winter in the Treasure Valley Here we go!   Get tools ready  - if you didn’t clean and sharpen your tools in the fall, do it now so they are ready and waiting for you when you can finally get back in the soil.  Also, make a list of anything you may need before your spring gardening (gloves, tools or tool replacements, etc), and get them. The only things I'd hold off on are thi

Hi there, Friends! After a pretty stellar fall, we sure have had a mild winter so far, haven’t we?  It’s going to be colder this week (more like “normal,” I think), but I absolutely can’t complain! We need more rain and snow this winter to avoid the dreaded words like “drought” and “fire” this coming summer. I used to dread fall because it meant that winter was coming. I have been known to say that I think we humans should be able to behave like bears - eat ourselves silly in

Hi there, Friends! Welcome to the first blog post of Blooming on the Bench!  I’m so very glad you’re here!  Today’s post is primarily a bit of an introduction: I’m Lorrie Walker - Wife, Mom, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Gardener, and passionate follower of Jesus.   After following Jesus (imperfectly) since the age of 5 and studying plants, flowers, and gardening for over 40 years, Blooming on the Bench was created to be a place where faith and gardening can meet.