Willy Wonka

The next time you visit the Pink Polka Gardener's house, you will notice a yummy aroma. MMMM...Chocolate! The MR. decided to mulch with crushed cocoa shells. I didn't even know they existed! Take a look! Good enough to eat?

State Fair

Look at the beauty! The leaves are expanding and stretching towards the sun! I called for reinforcements for the moving day. It looks like the transplant will take place Saturday! Mama Pat will be lending her expertise and assisting with the move. Have a great day!

Pink

The Pink in Pink Polka Gardener comes from the color of the gardening gloves I use. I received them from my friend Meghan for my wedding shower last year. They are fashionable and quite long. I am sure the neighbors are impressed with my gardening fashions. The plants are getting more leaves each day and are starting to spread along the ground! They will be moved further apart this week! I hope the transplant will be a success!

Magical Things Happen Here!

Today's guest gardeners brought a special guest from CHINA, LiJian! LiJian lives in TianJin City. This is the city that will be hosting the 2008 Olympic soccer competition! Ping-Pong and soccer are very popular sports in China! There are even ping-pong tables in office buildings!

How many people do you see in this photograph? You are wrong! There is one more in Veronica's belly (she is on the first step)! God's blessings and much happiness to your family Steve and Veronica!

Guest Gardeners!

Papa K and the neighbors came over to see what all of the talk is about! L.B. Update: The late bloomer is now looking more green and is about 1/2 a gnome tall! Keep rooting people! Let's hear it...late bloomer! Late bloomer!

Uno, Dos, Tres!

Three leaves today! The new third leaf is more jagged and is more broad than its round, egg-like leaf neighbors. The plants are still only one gnome tall. There are more leaves budding in the middle of each plant. Late bloomer update: slow, but steady!

Bring Your Wellies

Today's guest needed two sets of Wellies to protect his paws from the garden. He inspected the plants and found them to his satisfaction, letting out a "wheek" of approval. Today's four-legged guest gardener received a bath after his gardening experience. He bids you good day!

Breaking Garden News!

Attention all readers: there is a late bloomer in the garden! Yes folks, that is right! There are now 13 pumpkin plants! This late bloomer will need your well wishes and encouragement. It has yellow leaves and does not look like the others. Corey fertilized the l.b. yesterday with espresso grounds. That should give the l.b. a boost! Root for the underdog! Stay tuned...

UW Alumni Guest Gardeners!

Please join me in welcoming UW alumni guest gardeners Jessica and Dorothy! They were amazed by the bounty of the garden! Jessica was so inspired, she created a mural in my craft room! The mural is stunning! Dorothy, who will be wed to prince charming in a couple of days, found the garden to have a calming effect. Wyatt, the littlest guest gardener, commented with a gurgle (this loosely translated means that he hopes one will be ready for his first Halloween). All of us here at the garden hope to see our guest gardeners soon and appreciate all of their company!

Gnome-tastic!

Sunny days bring taller pumpkin plants! The plants are all at least one gnome tall! One website suggests the plants be spread 4 feet apart, so moving day will be approaching for these little pre-Halloween buddies. Today I will be monitoring the sunlight to find the best location for moving day! Don't worry, they will not be moving out of The Comfy Castle Gnome Garden. They just need some space once the vines start twirling! Check back later! The garden is expecting some visitors from Belgium, WI today!

Emerge

12 jack-o-lantern pumpkin plants have emerged! Upon researching with Corey, we found that we may have 1-6 pumpkins per vine. We may have quite a few on our hands! They will be great for Jen and Bill's wedding in November. Do you think they will be ready to go for Beckett's second Halloween? Maybe. Keep looking here.

We have started putting our coffee grounds on the garden, per Mama Pat. Will it prove to be as effective as Miracle Grow? Barry would applaud our eco-friendly attitude!

Stay tuned for more updates!

New Beginnings

Corey has finished the garden design and construction!

Blessings on our new garden!