I forgot to show you a couple of photos that I meant to include in yesterday’s post about what’s happening in the garden. The ‘Blue Angel’ hostas in a corner of the garden have not… [Continue Reading]
GET OUT IN THE GARDEN AND GET PRUNING
It might have been 15 degrees last weekend but I was bound and determined to garden, and garden I did. I actually had a very legitimate reason to garden: hydrangea pruning time. I love hydrangeas… [Continue Reading]
ENJOY THE BEAUTY INSTEAD OF MOURNING THE SUMMER
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… [Continue Reading]
Don’t look now but winter’s coming
I was born and raised in Wisconsin, and other than a brief stint down under, I have lived in this state for my entire life. If you’re not familiar Wisconsin, you probably associate the state… [Continue Reading]
The Garden Appreciation Society Week 15 –Show us your blooms!
Week 15 of The Garden Appreciation Society! Can you believe it? I What’s even more amazing to me is that for 15 straight weeks I have had beautiful fresh flowers in my house. I will… [Continue Reading]
Those are some big Incrediballs!
Last year my mom and I had a little to see who could grow more tomatoes at our shared community garden plot. I don’t remember who won. I’m not sure anybody did. Tomatoes were plentiful… [Continue Reading]
The Garden Appreciation Society Week 12 — Link up!
I really can’t believe we’re already on Week 12 of The Garden Appreciation Society. What do you think? Are you enjoying it? I think I’m a flowers-in-the-house convert because of this. I haven’t missed the… [Continue Reading]