{This post contains affiliate links} Yesterday I thought it would be a simple task to hook up the blue fountain, hide the cord in the rubber seal Kendra put up last year, and get it going. Not so easy. I put water in it and plugged it in, but it didn’t work. So I tinkered…
{This post contains affiliate links} When I first moved to this apartment and started gardening on the patio 7 years ago this month, I was somewhat stronger. My ankle was still in the steel boot at times, but then I had a second surgery shortly after I moved here and the ankle was better. But…
Today I’m giving you an update on the status of my patio garden. I don’t think I’ve done that since the first of April so this is the progress since then. Yesterday I had my 17 year old grandson Riley come over after school and bring 2 bags of potting soil from my car to…
(This post was updated on April 23, 2023) When I gaze out over a big yard, I can’t seem to break the area down properly in my mind so as to define a cohesive plan for a garden. I do much better with smaller spaces like an apartment patio. Some of you recall my patio…
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…