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New Garden Design and Product Links

Published on February 4, 2026February 25, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog3 Comments

This weather has been wreaking havoc across the country, and our area has not been spared. Florida has been seeing some historic lows, snow, and some areas south of us have even been experiencing colder temps than we’ve had here at our home… CRAZY!!! The winds have also been pretty rough and have caused a bit of damage.

If you are looking for links to the garden products… go to the bottom of the post!

Then the groundhog said that there’ll be six more weeks of winter??? Well, we took care of that groundhog… just kidding, but we did have a good meal to celebrate Groundhog Day.

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Monthly Garden & Animal Tasks

Published on January 26, 2026February 23, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

I know it is January, and it may seem a bit early to think about gardening, but I need to get plans in place before life gets more chaotic.

In an effort to simplify my tasks and create a more peaceful routine, I had already made up a file card system… the problem is that I keep misplacing it as it doesn’t have a true home yet. I will attempt to outline the major tasks in this post, so I can access it from anywhere 🙂 You may feel free to use it or copy, if it suits you.

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July 2025 Garden Updates

Published on August 20, 2025August 9, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

The heat and the rain have been CRAZY here lately… while we may not have enjoyed it, the plants sure have!

July 14th

July 25th:

This video was just a few days later… the change is CRAZY!

We hope you are all having a BLESSED end of summer and we pray that GOD will continue to supply your needs!

Transform Your Garden with Trellis Beds

Published on June 18, 2025June 10, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

I love that I can come up with an idea in my head, put it down on paper, and Mr. Awesome can make it come to life! He has done this time and time again… just AMAZING! My Ube plants were going crazy and starting to take over the greenhouse so I needed to make a place for them to grow. I didn’t have a lot of money to put towards this as our bathroom really needs attention so we spent less than $100 on materials and I scavenged the scrap piles for materials.

While this isn’t exactly as I had planned, as we couldn’t find the lumber I had planned for, it is pretty close and just as AWESOME. I wanted a couple of beds for planting as this area is close to the septic and I didn’t want to take any chances with contaminated food but I also wanted to screen the backyard a little bit as we have a couple of sheds in this area. The solution was two trellis beds with a cattle panel arch to act as an ‘entry’ to the backyard area. It may also prove to be a pretty backdrop for pictures!