You Know you are a gardener when… 1. You want to dead head other people’s flowers ~like at the Dr.’s office. 2. Your receive potatoes for your birthday~ and they are in a gift bag! 3. You need to work in your yard all day….and you are happy about it. 4. The Gardening department is your first stop [...]
Now that the end of August is upon us, everything is about as good as it is going to get for another year. After looking over my photos I can see the vast difference from Spring until now. It is kind of like looking at pictures of your kids as babies and comparing them to [...]
It is still friday, so I hope I am not to late to participate in the fun of Fertilizer Friday. (Thanks to Tootsie) Today was very busy, I worked on my stone patio, before the rain, during the rain and after the rain. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Otherwise it will never be finished. [...]
Green Thumb Sunday is here! Another chance to take pictures of my bloomers. Did I say that? Honestly no underwear will be photographed today. Here are my flower blooms! “The splendor of the rose and the whitness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy [...]
Yes, that is holly and no, it is not Christmas time. Today is Friday and that makes it the day to take stock of what’s going on in our gardens, thanks to Tootsie and her Fertilizer Fridays. My garden is much the same with a few exceptions from last week. The weather has improved so [...]
I have been using Bionic Gardening Classic Gloves since the beginning of spring. They are comfy and have sensitivity that rubber gloves just can’t give. My fingers don’t feel clumsy when I wear them and I can pick up even tiny things easily. Unlike other leather or cloth gloves, the seams have never caused blisters [...]
Here are my Green Thumb Sunday Blooms~ Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas ~ Elizabeth Murray [...]
This morning brought a break from the dreary days that rained on my very thankful plants. My friend Linda and I woke early and followed the news of a great flower sale at our cooperative extension. She picked me up promptly at 8:45 AM. We anxiously approached to find a jammed parking lot and [...]
Here’s a look at what’s blooming in my May garden “Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower” ~ Anonymous
I have a new favorite tool. I use it for just about every chore in the garden. It lifts weeds, digs holes, pulls out rocks, creates rows, edges, lifts, transplants, pulls up chunks of grass and on and on. The end is sharp on both sides so it slices roots as you dig. That also [...]
