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 [...]
Fall is upon us on this first friday in October although there are still plenty of blooms weathering the weather that has turned drastically cold. Today it was 40 degrees in the AM. Yuck! Too soon if you ask me. Kind of gloomy, damp and windy also. Have I painted a picture for you yet? [...]
This is the front of our house. The sidewalk leading up to the front porch has heaved because of the roots of the huge pine that sits way too close to our porch. It is a terrible trip hazard. This tree is magnificent so we would never part with it. It surrounds our upstairs porch and [...]
Everywhere I go in my garden these days I am greeted left and right by bees. Busy Busy Bumble Bees. They are very busy working over the flowers and collecting pollen before the frost comes. They don’t seem to mind me there snapping their pictures or working in the garden near them. If I get [...]
The middle of September is upon us. It is cooler but it’s still nice enough. You can tell that summer weather is just about done, but the flowers are rebounding with the cooler temperatures. We picked the last of our tomatoes. The only things left in our veggie garden are hot peppers… and more hot peppers. (Have I mentioned [...]
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 [...]
On Saturday, my friend Linda and I drove out to a farm market about 30 minutes from here. They have great produce and plants so we wanted to see if we could find some mums, pumpkins or anything that made us feel like fall was in the air. When we were almost there, we were thrilled to see a small [...]
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 [...]
