The views of my gardens are not of blooms and luscious greenery but instead of winter’s beauty. We have had plenty of snow and cold weather like most in the North East. The truth is if you live where it snows, you may as well see the bright side and enjoy the season. Otherwise [...]
Since it is January, I thought I would reminisce a bit about one of my favorite flowers. Dahlias. 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. [...]
Since it is winter here I have no strolls through my garden to photograph for fertilizer friday, sorry Tootsie but you can relate…so I have to rely on indoor flowers. This is the amaryllis I grew from a bulb last year. The flowers were so red and beautiful. I stored the bulb for this year [...]
Hoping you are all ready to have a great New Years Eve! Just enjoying the last bits of Christmas looking at my Pointsettias so I thought I would share them. Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles. ~Author Unknown
Looking back and comparing my yard to when we bought this house 3 years ago. I can’t believe the differences. 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 [...]
I hate to admit it but the last couple of frosts did most of my garden in. There are a few random survivors, but mostly it’s gone gone gone. Time to clean it all up. Call it a year. Live from the memories. Live for the possibilities of next years’ gardens. One of the [...]
As you can see, not much to show anymore. The fall cleanup is in progressand we are preparing for cold weather. Sure there are a few gems left in my gardens, but mostly it’s all done. Except for the leaves Luckily the trees are more than making up for the lack of flowers outside my [...]
Things are looking a little ragged but still my garden is bloomin away. The Montauk Daisies are still really pretty and I have some zinnias that are holding fast. There are even a few roses and climatis blooms hanging on until the bitter end. My nasturtium are still large mounds of [...]
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 [...]
These are the two adirondack chairs my friend and I rescued from the curb. My husband made a new arm for one and I repaired the backs of both of them. We also had to reinforce one of the legs. Then I primed and painted them glossy red. They still had some years left in them. I [...]
