Creating a garden starts out as an innocent pursuit. You just want a pretty patch of flower or vegetables that flows and looks beautiful at least three seasons out of four. But there is that… [Continue Reading]
Falling for a great performer
One of the new plants in the garden this year that has really thrilled me is heucherella ‘Redstone Falls.’ I got three of these through the Yahoo Co-op as plugs and they are all… [Continue Reading]
Moving Day
There are so many garden chores that escaped me earlier this season since I was busy basically redoing our entire backyard (including this path and these walls) so one of the many things that needed… [Continue Reading]
The back side: What a difference!
I inadvertently took all off last week off from blogging but in a second you’ll see what I’ve been up to. I’ve been busy, busy, busy working on the back yard (which is really the… [Continue Reading]
What's happening now
This headline should really read “What WAS happening a few days ago.” Blogger was down for much of the end of the week so I couldn’t post this, but I hope you enjoy it now…. [Continue Reading]
The flower that wouldn't be stopped
Four gorgeous flowers on this ‘Red Peacock’ amaryllis. Zoom out a little and you see the bulb did this all on her own. It’s still in the paper bag it came in! For several years… [Continue Reading]
First plant delivery of spring!
I received my first shipment from the Yahoo plant buying co-op I’m a member of on Monday. I love it when a box full of plants comes. Because many of the co-ops are sold long… [Continue Reading]