First of all, if you’re finding this blog from Young House Love, welcome! I’m thrilled you popped over to see the blog and I hope you enjoy it. I tend to jump around topic-wise, ranging… [Continue Reading]
Expert garden bloggers share their favorite shrubs
When I first started creating the garden at our house, my first garden as before I just had a balcony to put containers on, I ran out and got every perennial I thought looked interesting…. [Continue Reading]
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day
I promised I’d be back with a few photos to share from Garden Bloggers Bloom Day and since it’s technically still the 15th, I haven’t missed it yet. Just two photos to share, both demonstrating… [Continue Reading]
Show-offs
In my part of the world we crave blue hydrangeas. We try to change the pH of our soil to coax anything vaguely resembling blue from a hydrangea prone to blue flowers. One year I… [Continue Reading]
No time for lounging this year
Another hairy deadline at work has passed (or will have, I pray, by the time you read this) which explains the lack of posts last week. It’s funny how what is normally a pretty laid-back… [Continue Reading]
When plants become a collection
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]
Petal perfection
I know I go on and on about hydrangeas, and particularly Limelight, but I simply can’t help myself. I mean look at how many petals are simply packed into this flower. And the blooms… [Continue Reading]
