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Then and Now on Heavy Petal

February 8, 2020 by Andrea Bellamy 9 Comments

A smiling child in a polkadot coat on a slide

It’s been 15 years since I wrote my first post on Heavy Petal. Ten since my first book was published. Five since my last post.

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: garden blogging, gardening, gardening with kids

Gardening tools for the new parent

March 6, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

A year ago, that would have been an iPod speaker.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: gardening, gardening with children, parenting

Garden Tour: Marcelle’s bountiful balcony

October 24, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

The Basics Gardener: Marcelle Stone Location: Spokane, WA, United States Size: Edges of an 8 foot-by-12-foot balcony (tried to keep the weight over support posts) Orientation: West-ish Zone: 5b Years gardened: Three Style: Let’s see what we can grow in a pot. The Details Inspiration: British window boxes Favourite element: End-of-summer overgrowth Favourite plants: Herbs: […]

Filed Under: Garden Tours, Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: balcony garden, garden tour, gardening, spokane, vegetable, washington

But what’s wrong with plastic swan garden planters?

September 25, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 9 Comments

An exuberantly decorated garden full of kitchy planters and bright flowers

I recently updated my About page. It wasn’t just that it was time for an update. I’d also been feeling uncomfortable with some of the language I’d used when I first wrote it a million years ago in 2005. Here’s an excerpt from the old About: Heavy Petal’s mission is to demonstrate that gardening isn’t […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Garden Design Tagged With: gardening, kitsch

Ladybugs love aphids: using beneficial bugs to wipe out the bad

May 28, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 13 Comments

Ladybugs: keep refrigerated. I have these euphorbias (E. amygdaloides) in my front garden bed that get crippled by aphids every spring. Despite their aphid problem, they’re quite lovely, which is why I’ve kept them this long.  (I’m not sure what variety of euphorbia they are; they are the developer’s last remaining contribution of my garden.) […]

Filed Under: Critters and wildlife, Green Gardening & Living Tagged With: aphid, beneficial insect, euphorbia, gardening, ladybug, organic

Book review: Hardy Succulents

May 16, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 11 Comments

Hardy Succulents in two words: Eye candy. I love the look of succulents: their drama, their modernism. And maybe, just maybe, I covet them because I can’t really grow many of them all that successfully here, even though I’m in practically-balmy Zone 8. So I was really excited to receive a copy of Hardy Succulents: […]

Filed Under: Pacific Northwest, Perennials Tagged With: agave, cactus, gardening, hardiness, hardy, hardy succulents, sedum, sempervivum, succulents, Vancouver, zone

Pregnancy limbo

April 9, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 16 Comments

I apologize for the scarcity of posts lately. With the baby due in less than a week, I should be stockpiling blog posts for the upcoming crazy newborn months. Instead, I feel quite disconnected from my gardening life, and that leaves me feeling like I’ve got not much to say. Pregnancy has now taken over […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: gardening, gardening while pregnant, pregnancy

Gardening while pregnant

February 21, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 15 Comments

For those of you who haven’t experienced the (ahem) joys of pregnancy, let me fill you in. It’s a beautiful sunny day. You decide to get out into the garden. Nothing heavy – you just want to enjoy the rare February sunshine and do some clean up. Which is normally no problem for a fit […]

Filed Under: Raving and Whining Tagged With: garden humor, gardening, gardening pregnant, gardening while pregnant, pregnancy, pregnant gardening

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