I had the opportunity this summer to do quite a bit of travelling and I decided I really like it a lot- I gotta go more often! My garden suffered for it a bit though- in July I was gone for a whole week- a very dry week- and some plants really didn’t fare well […]
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I sure had fun earlier this spring making a new arbor to replace an old cheap one that had rusted apart. The new one is made of copper tubing and plumbing joints from the hardware store all soldered together. It wasn’t hard to make, although I did have to get soldering lessons from my Dad. […]
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Well, here it is Summer already! I just came in from a stroll around my garden, trying to decide what to write about. I restrained myself from doing the container watering that needs to be done today and only yanked a couple of weeds and deadheaded the geraniums and roses that looked a bit ragged. […]
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How y’all doin’? OK, so I am back from my trip. Let me just say it was an amazing experience, I’m very glad I went, and would go again in a heart beat. Now the tough part- how to relate that experience to this column about gardening.I guess I just have to look at all […]
Read MoreWhat an amazing month April is! It starts out dull and dreary, with the promise of things to come just peeping out of the ground through the remnants of last fall’s leaves, and ends up in full glorious flower, soft warm rains and sunny days bringing all those lovely bulbs, shrubs and trees into full […]
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Spring is finally here! The seeds are up and thriving, all those bulbs planted last fall are showing up and giving a bit of color to an otherwise brown landscape, and the buds are swelling on the trees. Somehow the very air just smells different. Time to hit the ground running with all that we […]
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Spring will be arriving later this month, are you as excited as I am? Spring is when I start a few varieties of annuals to plant out later in pots and in the garden. The seeds I saved last fall are lovingly planted according to their needs for light and temperature and watched carefully for […]
Read MoreAny signs of Spring yet? Did you plant some early spring bulbs where you can see them from your favorite spot in the house? Another great place to spot signs of spring is by your entry doors. Along about this time of year is when I start looking for green bumps poking up from the […]
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A while back, when I was writing about and searching for ‘The Plant of the Month’, I wrote about one of my own favorite trees- the Apricot (June 2003). It was and still is one of my favorites. In the spring it is the first tree on the block in full bloom- weeks before any […]
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If you are looking for a beautiful wide, round shaped landscape tree, one that blooms reliably, with fragrant white flowers that cover the tree like popcorn early in the spring, has lovely shiny green leaves all summer long, turns a pretty shade of gold in the fall and has striking branch structure and form in […]
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