Gardens

V IS FOR VIOLET

FOTD – October 5 – Violets I could have included Virginia Creeper but I have a serious spite on vines, especially the strangling kind. Although Virginia Creeper isn’t nearly as awful as wild grape vine which will climb through your… Read More ›

T IS FOR TULIPS

FOTD – October 3 – Tulips I love tulips. I love them, the skunks love their bulbs, the squirrels like the flowers and leaves. No part of our tulips goes to waste.

I IS FOR IRIS

FOTD – September 23 – IRIS The irises got eaten by the skunks and have never been replanted. I miss them, but I can’t manage the bigger gardens anymore. Meanwhile, these are the irises we grew back when the garden… Read More ›

ROSES

FOTD – July 7 – Roses It’s that time of year again and the roses are blooming. I didn’t have a camera yesterday when I was down by the garden and I got busy today. Tomorrow I’ll have to go take… Read More ›

AN ABUNDANCY OF FLOWERS

FOTD – July 2 – Flowers, flowers everywhere It’s not only that the flowers are growing with a level of enthusiasm I’ve never seen before. It’s also the growing season has changed. Wild flowers like Queen Anne’s Lace and Spiderwort… Read More ›

QUEEN ANNE’S LACE

FOTD – June 17 – QUEEN ANNE’S LACE Last year, we let the Queen Anne’s Lace grow without interference. This year, there are many more than last year. Practically a whole garden full, now plentifully mixed with long, golden daylily… Read More ›

COLUMBINE

FOTD – May 22 – COLUMBINE It must be spring because the Columbine is blooming. We don’t have the fancy columbine I’ve seen in other people’s pictures. Ours looks more like the wild version, though we planted it ourselves back… Read More ›