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Inspiration from my Garden

5/11/2016

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A lot of our jewelry making inspiration comes from the backyard garden.

Saint George in Southern Utah offers gardeners two short growing seasons per year, interrupted by a period of hot, dry late summer sun. By mid May, we're enjoying peas, greens, radishes, spring onions, leeks, turnips and are harvesting our over-winter seed crops. Tomatoes, cucumbers and summer squash will start coming on in June as well as the first apricots and cherries.  Here's a look at my May garden.

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Thompson Seedless and Flame grape vines growing along the wall in my southern utah garden.
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Pomegranates grow well in our southern utah climate: Dixie sweet, Pom Wonderful and Angel Red
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Blossom from a Japanese long onion going to seed. I save seed stock from year to year on my favorite garden edibles.
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It's been a struggle for raspberry bushes here in Saint George but I think I'll finally see a crop this year.
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I favor plants that are resistant to local pests. Greens such as swiss chard, mustard greens and Asian bok choy, pak choy, chrysanthemum greens and picture below - Japanese shiso, an herb in the basil family. I use the large leaves as wraps in Korean BBQ.
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Garlic chives in their second year. The pretty purple flowers are also delicious!
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Our favorite spring vegetable, sugar peas. Can't get enough of them!
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Red Orach going to seed in the garden. This plant along with shiso is a random "weed" now in the garden. Both plants readily reseed themselves.
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Fragrant English Lavender in full bloom. One of my favorite plants.
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My pumpkin patch! ;)
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It's going to be a bountiful apricot harvest this year. This is a Mormon/Chinese apricot tree with edible sweet kernels.
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Purple and gold pansies.
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Lemon snapdragons in bloom.
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​Thanks for visiting!

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  • Blog
    • Math and Mandrels
    • Seven Stars for Seven Daughters
    • A Tale of Two Stones
    • Autumn Leaves In Copper
    • Custom Jewelry for Metal Allergies
    • Forging a Fold Form Leaf Necklace
    • How I carve Fire Agate
  • Jeweler's Reference Charts
    • Bracelet and Bangle Sizing Guide
    • Cuff Sizing Chart
    • Gauge Size Chart
    • Ring Blank Size Chart
    • Unit Weights of Brass and Copper
    • Wire Gauge Chart
    • Material Safety Data Sheets MSDS