Sharing some fun Halloween greetings. A local orthodontist in our area has these enormous pumpkins at Halloween time every year. They are giant! Maybe about 4 feet tall and just as wide! I am not sure where he finds them or who carves them but they certainly amuse the motorists and their passengers as they are [...]
Have you ever seen a dog climb a tree? Me neither until I saw this guy. He actually just ran up to the V in the tree which was about 8 feet up. The guy walking him said he does it all the time. He just loves to climb trees. Go figure! My goal in life is [...]
Happy Friday! Since I have put my gardens to bed for winter, I haven’t much to flaunt but I went out there anyway, hopeful, camera in hand. To my surprise I actually found a couple of blooms in the garden. Meager as they are, they are still flowers, so here they are. All two of [...]
There is still a bit of growing going on here. The rose bush surprised me with a couple of new buds, even though I thought I had seen the last flower last week. The daisies are still making up for lost time, my hibiscus gave me one last bloom before I brought her inside and [...]
Foxgloves still blooming! Digitalis purpurea grows 2 to 4 ft in height and it blooms June through September, although these are still blooming in October. Foxglove is a source of digitalis which is prescribed by doctors to strengthen the heart and regulate the heart beat. It is also VERY poisonous! But Beautiful too! Just goes [...]
While looking over my yard yesterday, I discovered that my arborvitae are looking a bit ragged. They are tuning brown on the inside, all of them. I was worried since there is a row of 12 of them in front of our side yard fence.They are such pretty trees with their soft shape that looks [...]
The object I chose to talk about for Vintage Thingies Thursday, may not be the most cherished item that I have. In fact when I found it on the curb and brought it home, I was picturing flowers in it. When my husband laid eyes on it, he envisioned ice cold beers chilling on [...]
Thought I would join in the fun for Vintage Thingies Thursdays~ mixing my love of plants and planters with vintage and whimsey~ you get these really fun planters. Nothing can make me happier than stopping at a garage sale or skimming ebay and finding one of these types of beauties. My sons both think they are [...]
Gardening Gone Wild is hosting their monthly photo contest. This month’s category is Ornamental Grasses. Here’s my entry~ I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.~ Walt Whitman
The Front Porch is a phrase that probably most of us say every day. It’s the place to enter your house, it’s the place to relax, it’s the place to talk to your neighbors, and most importantly it’s your way of welcoming family and friends to your home. Most of us take it for granted [...]
