I like to go out with my camera in the morning when the flowers are just beginning to wake from their slumber. The sun is busy laying stripes across my patio and fence. While also dappling the leaves of plants and trees. The soft blue morning glory, which I’ve never planted before, is growing on…
After weeks of heat and humidity and no rain at all, yesterday the skies opened up and it has rained heavily. And rained. And rained some more. The humidity is so thick I believe you could cut it with a knife. It takes all your energy and poor Charlie has even more problems with this…
When I began gardening I stuck to rows. Just like my grandmothers did. One row dug right after the other in whatever space I had. Lined up like soldiers headed to war. Then as time progressed so did my gardening skills. I realized that many elements make up a pleasing garden space, regardless of the…
I will be eating cucumbers from my garden soon. It has surprised me that the cucumber plant that grew from a seed looks so much better and healthier than the plant I bought at the nursery. The cucumbers on the plant from seed have bigger cucumbers growing on it as well. The leaves are huge….
The question is: How did I end up with all these pink zinnias? I didn’t order pink zinnias. I specifically ordered a packet of deep purple and a packet of gold zinnias. I so loved the yellow-gold zinnias I planted last year. But even way back in the spring the seeds were already sold out….
Today is a bit cooler. There’s a decent breeze outside. Of course for some of my plants it’s just too late. Such a shame to look outside and see dead shriveled blooms, as some of the petunias have already kicked the bucket. But I do still have a good number of plants still growing and…