Happy New Year from Snowbeltfarm!

I hope the first of the New Year is safe for everyone, and that it brings a whole new set of pleasures to your lives!......................Steve

Best seed catalog cover

We all ave been pawning through seed and plant catalogs this winter, of course it is the thing to do. I must say I have never ordered from Shumways before, but will this year just because their catalog it is a classic,I LOVE THIS THING! Its a step back in time to better days of life. I will keep this copy in pristine condition, and maybe frame it......................Steve

Close to my heart

I have been thinking on ways to give back to the less fortunate, than me. I have decided that I will plant an extra area this year as a victory garden for my local food bank. Times are tough and as gardeners we can make a difference, would you join with me this year and put a little space aside in your garden to help someone in need?

Talk soon.........................Steve

Wowser, winds,snow,cold

Bundle up and stay warm, its one of those days.

Christmas bulbs 2010

This year I wanted to do something new for the holidays, Although we haven't had a bunch of traditions in the past, I wanted something fun and new. I had everyone in my family find a snowman ornament IE snowbeltfarm, and bring it Christmas eve. This will be a yearly tradition for us, it was fun, and we started a nice new collection this year, here they are.

Santa was good to me, a new Weed Dragon, look out weeds, I am armed and dangerous!

Happy Holidays to all

Snowbeltfarm Wishes Everyone Happy and safe Holidays.

Be safe...........Steve

Feeding frenzy

This is another of my hybridized daylilies, this flower is hudge about 8-9 inches

Hopefully the pics I have posted over the last week have been a little catch up time of the blooms this past season. Don't worry their are many more to come! I have been flicking through all my seed and nursery catalogs as they come in. Normally I make a list, it is usually a big one, $7000.00 or so, that usually gets cut down to a more realistic $2500-3000. Its hard cutting it down, but I must look at needs rather than wants. I do all my garden designs and future project planning in the winter. I very seldom complete this list as well as the above. My list is very vigorous and most people wouldn't get through it. But I hold myself to a higher standard. This years list will be to rebuild my barn, build a new farm stand out front, finish my gardens out to my ponds. Harrow the upper two acres and lower 2 acres, so I can plant alfalfa, for my future project, mini cattle. Finish the welcome garden, I started last fall. install new drip irrigation. Re dredge my left side pond, to make it deeper, Need more room for the koi, started with 21, and we now have over 200. Re stamat my garden walkways. this is a crush stone the compacts.
We are also going to put a living roof on our gazebo, instead of the lattice that's there now. There is probably more but, I can't remember right now. Talk soon............Steve