You know I’m all about keeping it real here, which is why I sometimes show the bad and the ugly as well as the good. As I mentioned last week, here in the Midwest we are suffering from a truly cruddy spring. Most plants are stuck at whatever size they were when they were purchased […]
The rain continues here, making southeastern Wisconsin just one of many places with totally depressing weather this week. At least we’re not experiencing the storms and flooding that so many other areas are.Anyway, it’s putting a major damper on my ability to take some pictures of what is happening in the yard, so I thought […]
I added a window box under the kitchen windows this summer and I just love it. Our all-white house really needed a shot of color and interest and the window box was just the ticket. But as you know, containers change through the season. I thought it would be interesting to look back and see […]
If you had told me a few weeks ago that I was going to fall head over heels in love with a red, orange and purple hanging basket I would have laughed out loud. Purple and orange? Oh yeah … love it. Red and purple? A little too Red Hat Society for me, but I […]
I’m a bit obsessed with window boxes these days. I think they are so charming and can cure a multitude of house exterior sins. If I were selling a house, I think a window box would be right up there on the must-do list for curb appeal. So, you might wonder, why am I just […]
F irst, some exciting news. I’ve been selected to be part of Proven Winners’ writers’ distribution. This means that I’ll get some new varieties of plants to trial prior to their release (so I will get a sneak peek at the 2011 introductions). I’ll also be going to Proven Winners Outdoor Living Extravaganza March 6 […]
