Snapshot of What I’ve Been Doing
I know I’ve been pretty sporadic with the posting lately. But I thought I’d share some pictures of what I’ve been up to. Our gardens keep us rather busy. And … Continue reading
Wedding Tree Planting Ceremony
Happy Earth Day everyone!! ‘L’ and I got married almost a year ago in our backyard in a small and quaint ceremony. We love gardening and we are also work … Continue reading
“What’s the Story, Morning Glory”
“What’s the tale, nightingale”. Ok, before I burst into song and have to go get my Ann-Margaret fill, let me share the pictures I took this morning of our Morning … Continue reading
A Little Thistle While I Work : A Scottish Tale
I wanted to share our latest floral arrangement. Found these thistles at the market this past weekend and thought they were so beautiful, and different from flowers that I normally … Continue reading
Purple Fountain Grass Majesty
Back in March, we decided to flank our garden gate with Purple Fountain Grass. We planted already developed plants (as appose to seeds). You can see how tiny the … Continue reading
Zanny, Heat-Lovin’ Zinnias
So, July and August in Texas means everything goes brown. After having a bunch of stuff die right before we left for vacation, I had decided that we would just … Continue reading
Coming Back To Life – The Crape Myrtle
Last fall our crape myrtle looked like this: It was quite thin and had many dead areas within the branches. Texas had an extremely terrible drought last year. The reality … Continue reading
Through the Fields of Lavender…
“ladies fair, I bring to you lavender with spikes of blue; sweeter plant was never found growing on our english ground.” -Caryl Battersby- This past weekend, we went into the … Continue reading
Glad for Gladiolus
Earlier this spring, we planted about 50 some gladiolus bulbs of multiple colors. They lined the herb and tomato/pepper gardens, the outline of the vegetable garden fence, as well as … Continue reading
Growing Pains: Learning the Basics of Tomato Planting
In deciding to plant a garden this year, one of the things Kenley and I were most excited about planting was tomatoes. Truth be told, I’m not a huge … Continue reading
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