Category Archives: garden

It took a couple years, but I could not be happier with how these beauties look this summer – this is after nearly 3 weeks with only 1/4 inch of rain!

I’ve been missing the birds this summer. I had to take down my bird feeders for the past month, because a dastardly [though totally adorable] raccoon was coming by every night and chowing down on my expensive seed. He is … Continue reading →

One of the benefits of working at a plant nursery was getting free plants, not just from my employers, who were very generous indeed, but from customers as well. Though we did do a fair amount of retail trade, the … Continue reading →

When I open my eyes in the morning, the very first thing I see is my front garden. This morning I was greeting by the first daylily bloom of the summer. This is Moonlit Masquerade, not quite fully open. I … Continue reading →