This is a different year for the “first flush.” Except for the Old Garden roses, the roses are having their first flush at different times due to the severity of the die back! Here are the ones that are having their “first flush” now and commanding our attention… MOTHER OF PEARL If you follow me […]
Garden trends for 2023 have been released and many of them are no surprise! GARDEN DESIGN MAGAZINE 2023 TRENDS More Info here. Veranda MagazinE: 6 Garden Trends for 2023… More info here. 2023 Perennial Plant of the Year Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’ The Perennial Plant Association is pleased to promote Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’ as […]
I don’t know about you, but things are changing quickly around here. Temps dropping by 30 degrees will do that! I talked with a friend today in Wisconsin and they are expecting their first frost this week. That was a wake-up call for me to get busy. BLOOMS GOING FOR A BIG FINISH FUN TIMES […]
A couple of months ago I asked Mr. G if he would build a serving table for the deck. He looked at me and said something like, “what size do you want this potting bench to be.” I said oh no… just a serving table for food and drinks when we are eating outside. Fast […]
Hello friends! This time of year we are all a twitter about the weather. Temps go up and temps fall down making us a wee bit crazy. No matter, Spring is coming and maybe even a bit early this year. We’ve been away for a few days and were greeted with so much beauty. POTTING […]
This is my third year using the Winter Sowing method and I am a huge fan. It is so simple, cheap and requires sooo little time. One of the big advantages is that there is no “hardening” off process. Those tiny miracles know when to germinate and they get tough during their time in the […]
Most of you are probably like me and in the midst of a heat wave making mornings so very important to us! To spend time in the garden we have to beat the heat! My favorite way to start the day is with coffee in the garden doing my devotions. My devotions this time of […]
Yes, the winter experiment continues … Here are the additional seeds I have added to the winter family tucked away in their mini greenhouses. The original list was on my last post… here. Next sowing will be in April when I will start warm season seeds like tomatoes, zinnias, cosmos and such. LOOKING BACK… This […]
As usual July is pulling out all its tricks… Throwing out the welcome mat for Japanese Beetles. Putting us on the heat index map. And, this year being ever so skimpy with rain. It’s hard to complain as the drought seems to keep the JBs from overtaking as quickly as they sometimes do. It’s a […]
