We were at 96 degrees yesterday. I think it may have been that warm today as well. 

 Hard to believe we had a frost warning a week ago which was preceded by temps in the nineties a week before that.

My plants seem to be happy though, especially after the great thundershower this afternoon. 

I still have plants to put into my garden that I haven’t been able to find the time to plant.  I guess that’s what weekends are for.

..if you are looking for me, you know where I will be. 

~”A smile is like tight underwear – it makes your cheeks go up.” ~Unknown

 

 

 The Original Ultimate Garden Nozzle is the best nozzle I have come across.  Click on the picture for more details

 

~”Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat.”  ~Author Unknown
       

They never disappoint.

 Dahlias come in all sizes and colors. 

 

 They aren’t hardy, so their tubers must be dug up before the first frost to be replanted the following year.

But they are so worth the trouble. 

They are one plant that I put in every year because they are so dependable and rewarding.  

~”When words escape, flowers speak.”

-   Bruce W. Currie

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I have put together some combination suggestions for you that any gardener would love to receive.

How about a pair of Lady bug Clogs

 and Lady bug socks? 

They make a fun combination for sure.

How about a  Sloggers Hat that is spf 50+ and repels insects? 

Or the Sloggers Insect Shield Sport Cap

.  I know I love both of those.  Pair one of them  with a Sloggers insect Shield Bandana and you have made any gardener happy.  Bugs can make you crazy.  These really help keep them away so you can enjoy being outside among the little pests.

What about a pair of Womanswork High Performance Gloves  matched up with a Radius Garden Hand tool? 

 The two together make gardening easy on the hands. 

How about a pair of Rose Gauntlet Gloves and a pair of Felco Pruners? 

 Yes, we have them both and I can personally say they are great together.  Trimming rosebushes or even a Christmas tree is so much more enjoyable with the right tools. 

 The original hose nozzle is an awesome gift for anyone, not just gardeners.

 Team it up with a pair of Ranger Dragon fly clogs or a pair of sloggers women’s print garden shoes  and any homeowner can be dry, comfortable and cute while they water their flowers.

   Who wouldn’t love that? 

For someone that can’t bend down to their knees easily, why not check out the garden kneeler. 

Easy on the knees or flip it over for a convenient seat.  a pair of Bionic Gardening Gloves, they help prevent hand fatigue with their anatomical relief pads.

  These two together will make achy joints less of a hindrance so gardening can be enjoyed again. 

Want a gift that will really make her happy? 

 A pair of Rain bops rain boots and a radius pro tool would knock her socks off. 

Speaking of which any pair of our socks will go well with boots or shoes.

There are also many stocking stuffer gifts too.

These are just a few suggestions that would make great gifts together.  Take a look around the site, you won’t have trouble finding gifts you like, it’s choosing that will be difficult!

 

For more ideas, discounts and give aways, visit #gardenchat on Twitter Monday, December 6th at 9 PM.  It will be great fun! For more info visit BGgarden

~”Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” ~W.J. Cameron

 This was  the fencing of the yard that first summer. We also had one of the huge black walnut trees cut down that was old and unhealthy.

This was the far back corner of our yard as the fence went up.  The corner was filled with weeds and overgrown forsythia bushes that hadn’t been taken care of forever.  There was an old fence and lattice between the yards.

We made a perennial border the year after.

I kept adding flowers.

The following year we put in a stone patio so we could enjoy the garden in the back corner of the yard which of course I add to every chance I get.

  It is now getting very full with perrenials as well as lilac bushes I planted along the back near the fence. 

Just about every afternoon after work, my husband and I sit out there and take in the flowers and watch the birds. 

I can’t believe how much better it looks and how enjoyable of a space it has become. 

 Thunder agrees!

~”Gardens are a form of autobiography. ” ~Sydney Eddison, Horticulture magazine, August/September 1993

 are my old metal garden chairsas as well as my adirondack chairs which I have shown before  but thought I would share again.   

Slowly over the years I have accumulated all of these chairs. 

I found every single one of them on the curb and brought them back to life with sand paper, elbow grease and most importantly RED paint. 

  I  love turning a piece of junk into something wonderful and useful. 

They give my yard character and color and the price was right.   

~Happiness is never stopping to think if you are.  ~Palmer Sondreal

               

    The size of the moon when it first appears on the horizon is enormous. It appears like that because our brains perceive a low moon to be larger than one that’s high in the sky.  They actually have a name for this ~Moon Illusion. The moon also can appear warmer or reddish on the horizon.  This is caused by moonlight passing through a larger amount of atmospheric particles than when the moon is overhead, this scatters the bluish part of moonlight (which is really white light reflecting from the sun), but it lets in the red parts of the light which travel a straighter path to our eyes.

 The Harvest moon is actually the full moon closest to the fall equinox.  It usually occurs in late September or early October.  It was called that because it’s brightness made it possible for farmers to harvest after dark.

  After doing a little reading I found out the November full moon which is also referred to as the Beaver moon which lets you know it is time to set your beaver traps before the swamps freeze. This info ensures a supply of warm winter furs for a trapper. So if you are a trapper, get to work soon.  If you’re not you can do other things when the full moon is out like dance by the light of the moon, or howl at the moon, or turn into a werewolf…

It all sounds like lunacy to me.  

 

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 It’s time to plant your bulbs into your garden before the ground freezes up. 

 The Roto Planter is a great way to get your bulbs planted quickly and with a lot less work. 

Just attach it to your drill and dig your holes.

Simple as that. 

Your back and knees will thank you.

 

  

My garden is trying hard to keep the color alive after finally getting such badly needed rain. 

Flowers are blooming from plants I thought long gone so I am hesitant to clean up my garden just yet. 

 I like to get every bit of life out of those plants before succumbing to the reality that summer is quite over this year. 

 There hasn’t been a hard frost yet to do them all in so I will absorb every bit of enjoyment from all of them that I still can. 

It is a welcome sight to still see some lush color after such drought conditions where everything was parched and dry. 

        ~”Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and “~Carol Bishop Hipps