I got behind on my weekly reports of what I’ve been planting, but I think that’s how it works this time of year. It’s a gardening flurry and I’m in that part of the spring… [Continue Reading]
A soilborne disease wins a battle in my garden
One of the jobs for the weekend was digging out three large Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’ shrubs from the “back” (which is really the side, but that is a story that is too long to go… [Continue Reading]
A PATH OF GREEN
Last fall I discovered how to get a bird’s eye view of my yard via Google Earth and it was rather enlightening. I discovered that the bed on the north side of the house is… [Continue Reading]
2014: A YEAR IN REVIEW
Wow, how did it get to be December 31 already? It seems like the year just flew by. Come to think if it, since I was 25, they all seem to have flown by. It… [Continue Reading]
A NEW BACK YARD GARDEN
The weather has just been lovely here the past few days. It is all I can do to tear myself away from the garden in the morning and go to work.  Today I’m going… [Continue Reading]
PAVE IT BLACK
We didn’t plan it this way, but this year has become the year of the back yard. Between the renovation of the gardens there and fixing up the garage, I think we’re finally taking care… [Continue Reading]
Redesigning the back yard
Like pretty much everyone, I’m anxiously waiting for spring to show up. But a girl can only paint so much stuff in her house before the paint fumes take over and you have to give… [Continue Reading]