Category Archives: Garden

Garden Conservancy Open Days at Pretty Bird Farm June 15th Recap

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Pretty Bird Farm

Pretty Bird Farm is participating in The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program two Saturdays this year. We opened June 15th earlier this summer and I wrote a blog about it about a month ago, and here it is. As I look at … Continue reading →

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A Secret Garden Birthday Party

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Pretty Bird Farm

A Secret Garden Birthday Party If you’ve been following along on Instagram or Facebook, you know our little Violet just turned 1! The last year has been the fastest one of our lives, packed full of learning new skill sets … Continue reading →

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Pretty Bird Farm

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Let’s be honest, it’s been looking a lot like Christmas at Pretty Bird Farm since the week before Thanksgiving! I took three days off work in November to make garland, decorate our … Continue reading →

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Autumnal Equinox at Pretty Bird Farm

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Pretty Bird Farm

Autumnal Equinox at Pretty Bird Farm I wanted to share some pictures of our garden as it transitions into fall. While this blog post is a couple weeks late, the pictures are from the Fall Equinox in late September. The … Continue reading →

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Our First Hunterdon County 4H Fair

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Pretty Bird Farm

We’ve lived in Hunterdon County for three summers now and one of our favorite things to do as summer draws to a close is to visit the Hunterdon County 4H Fair. We love ogling all the animals (and imagining what … Continue reading →

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Tomato Everything

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Pretty Bird Farm

It’s August in New Jersey, and if you aren’t eating three square meals of tomatoes a day you are doing something wrong. Okay, I’m exaggerating. However, as high season for tomatoes is upon us and we are picking daily. And … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Tomato Pie

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Pretty Bird Farm

Although we did make it out to the garden early for some tomato picking and cut flower arranging, the rain kept us inside for most of the day today. Things sure do jump when we get a few days of … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Pumpkin Farming

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Pretty Bird Farm

Before this week, we were rather inexperienced at growing pumpkins. Last year we planted 100 seeds of the Small World of Color Pumpkin Mix super late in the season and after weeds, disease and the local wildlife took most of … Continue reading →

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