When I think of Hydrangeas I think of old fashioned gardens. To me, they spell romance and warm summer days. Mine are all very young but I was able to get enough to fill a vase this year. It ended up in my bedroom. It is so fulfilling to see flowers from your own garden right before you fall asleep and [...]
The flowers in my yard are just loving this hot summer we are having. We finally had a couple of thunderstorms over the past few days with heavy rain, so many plants were bent over with the weight of water. This is something these plants are not used to. I think it helped way more [...]
It’s mid July, time to see what’s going on in our gardens for Garden Blogger’s Bloomsday. It’s also Fertilizer Friday! I have a lot blooming, so it makes it hard to believe my yard and gardens are showing the stress of very little rain and extremely high temperatures. My grass is brown in spots and some of [...]
The temperatures are in the high 90′s to low 100′s here for the past week or so. The heat is one thing, but the humidity makes it so hard to breathe. It’s hard to find a spot that is cool to stay in unless you are in front of an air conditioner. Although most [...]
There are so many different flowers. I even had a tomato that turned red. Unfortunately, the critters that live amongst us decided it would be great fun to pick, take a bite or two and leave in the dirt to rot. I am not sure if it’s squirrels or chipmunks. Devils, I ‘d say. They [...]
I have this box of postcards I bought at a garage sale. Among the gems I found were these postcards of flowers. They are really old, with the postmarks saying 1912. Some are written on but most are not. This one is a postcard to confirm an order placed at a nursery. Look at the price of [...]
I had a bunch of fun taking pictures today for this post. There are so many colors to take in right now. Just when I think how sad it is that a certain flower is done blooming, another steps up and takes it’s place. This lily is so bright and vibrant …and huge! My [...]
I have a great product to blog about today. I actually came across it at the Philadelphia Garden Show last year. The minute I watched their demonstration that showed all the different settings of water flow from strong to trickle I was drawn in, but what really grabbed my attention was it’s construction that allows you [...]
Visit Lisa’s Chaos for Macro Monday
It’s hard to believe that it is already mid June. Almost the first day of summer. Things are blooming away here. My vegetables seem to be doing well so far. Putting in these raised beds makes it so much easier to take care of them. I have delphiniums in blue, and purple. There are nasturtiums [...]
