It’s a bittersweet time to be a gardener. My enthusiasm for the small but important jobs around the garden has long since waned. I did some edging this weekend and it was all I could do to will myself to do it even though it was a job that was way overdue and one that […]
Getting a bit late on The Garden Appreciation Society this week, aren’t I? Sorry about that. I had a bouquet all made Tuesday night and then left it outside and and overnight storm pummeled it. For me, purple coneflowers (the native ones, not the new fancy cultivars, which have stolen more money out of my […]
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 one plant that outshines the others. It outperforms them by looking great or by being the big, bold bright spot […]
Since I’ve missed every single one of these so far this season, I thought I better hurry up and participate in one before there are no flowers blooming. So last night I set down my gin and tonic and snapped a few pictures of what’s happening the garden now. As always, thank you to Carol […]
I’ve done it again. I went out and bought more plants. It’s a sickness, I tell ya. This time it was because a co-op through the Yahoo group I’m in didn’t meet the minimums to order so we had to cancel it. Of course I had already falled in love with those plants, so when […]
