No matter the season, you can always count on nature’s critters to come around and entertain you. This is the funny little Bewick wren. Small in stature, but loud in sound. This bird can sure belt out the birdsong. And then there’s the grasshoppers that you hope don’t hop right into your home when the…
I have my patio pots planted now. Of course I pushed myself to get it done in two days. I’m my own worst enemy when it comes to getting things done. But…I have a pretty planted patio and I love to gaze at it. Above are striped petunias. Spotted petunias. A different shade of purple…
It’s been beautiful and quite warm the last few days. But the weather report I read online tells me that it will be freezing this weekend. I wish the Oklahoma weather would make up its mind. Above is the yellow rose bush I planted last year. I still have only yellow pansies. I don’t know…
This is a gardening post about the ins and outs of patio gardening that I’m calling Patio Gardening 101. Some of us have to garden on our patios. Whether because of injury, disability, or preference. I’m going to show you various kinds of patio gardens. I have had a patio-only garden for over 7 years…
I’ve made a lot of progress in the patio gardens. This galvanized garden, or at least that’s what I call it, is filling out nicely. There is of course lots of green and several colors in this container. Geraniums, daisies and verbena, just to name a few. I go out each evening and see if…
Some have asked me for the dimensions of my patio, so I just went out there and measured it. It is 12 and a half feet by about 32 feet. I have a galvanized tub with a pump inside it right outside the door. So I have the patio door open and the screen closed,…