Now is the time to start thinking about your spring garden. If you like to have tulips, daffodils, hyacinth and irises in your spring garden, now is when you need to pick up those bulbs or order from trusted sources like Brecks or one of my favorite garden sources, Terrain. Look for bulbs that have […]
Arranging Succulents I bought this cement pot years ago filled with succulents. It lasted all summer and fall that year. While neglected throughout the winter, many of the plants still had life in them come spring. That’s when I discovered how easy it was to refresh the arrangement of succulents. Arranging succulents is easy to […]
It’s been a while since I’ve done a garden post. Last summer wasn’t our best in the vegetable and herb garden and this winter we had an early freeze and practically no rain so needless to say, things around the garden are a bit different than years past. My favorite white camellias are bursting and […]
I have been coveting vertical wall gardens as art for four years now. I have 2 walls in my yard that would perfectly suit a work of art like these. Determined to create my own one day, I’ve saved these images as inspiration. 1 / 2 / 3 Beyond being a source of beauty and […]
April is busy month in the garden. The spring bulbs were blooming when we left for spring break and upon our return the bad windy weather we had blew off all of the petals. Sorry, no new photos of 2013 tulips this year sadly. I didn’t get around to taking some pics quickly enough! Here is […]
More in the garden this week with a favorite of mine for fall. {Did you take care of you spring bulbs?} Ornamental cabbage and kales, also called flowering kale are perfect for transitioning from fall to winter. They look best planted in abundance in a flower bed or as part of a window box or […]
I am often asked about my raised garden beds. How I came up with the design? What I plant for my summer veggie garden? What I plant the rest of the year? How I get my kids involved? For starters, I’ve always been a casual gardener. As a child I would visit my mom’s family […]