I took a quick walk around the neighborhood on Saturday to capture signs of spring in photographs. Spring officially begins on March 20 and I am more than ready for it. Periwinkle blooms on our property border. Most of my bulbs bloom later in season, but a few are blooming gloriously now. This Crocus managed…
A big project has begun at our house. Can you guess what it is? Have you guessed what’s happening? Here is your final hint. We’re having an irrigation system installed. Even with regular watering all of the beautiful new grass that we had this spring died. Weeds took over and the most horrible weed of…
It must truly be autumn because my fall blooming Clematis is coming into its autumn glory. The previous pictures were taken on Saturday. A few days and different lighting show a big difference in the next picture. This picture was taken Monday evening when it was cloudy and misty. I noticed fall Clematis blooming around…
I love the look of plant markers and made a set of Stamped Metal Plant Markers to label herbs in my herb garden. The metal and wire used to make these is galvanized, so these markers won’t rust and can be used for years to come. How to Make the Plant Markers To make these…
Is there anything more exciting to a gardener than a new flower bed? The idea of a planting space full of fluffy, freshly amended soil ready to be planted made me giddy with anticipation. The new flower bed is actually an extension of a current flower bed that parallels the street. We extended it so…
Our friends recently bought a house with a yard full of Boxwood. They don’t like Boxwood and told me to take as many plants as I’d like. Many of their plants are overgrown and too big for the spaces that we needed to fill but luckily there were a lot of a smaller Boxwood variety…
This past week was a whirl-wind of activity. We had SOL testing all week at school making it a long week for both the teachers and the students. Testing continues this week. I may be totally grey by the time this school year is over. (14 more days!) Our school sponsored a Relay for Life…
There are so many yard projects to do around here that it’s hard to decide where to start. I purchased plant material for the berm in our front yard and for the bed beside our deck and we were able to get the planting completed in these two areas this weekend. Finding the plants to…
Look who decided to finally bloom! It took long enough, but was well worth the wait. Isn’t this a stunning color? In other news…. I’ve got a 12 hour workday ahead of me today. Argh! After school I have to help with the last track meet. I’m actually looking forward to cheering the kids on…
First of all, thanks to all of you who gave me great suggestions for picking out a shade for my lamp. I’ve got some great ideas, now I just need to shop for the shade. Now on to a little garden talk… My bulbs are finished and my Iris are just starting to bloom. What’s…
Our driveway project is moving right along. We now have a parking area that is usable! I tested my new parking space for the first time this evening. The deck stairs were put back in place today. The landing that leads from the deck to the new patio was also finished yesterday. The area in…