(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…
It’s going to be between 100 and 108 degrees here for 10 days. Add humidity to that and it will be uncomfortable to say the least. I go out and water the plants and do what I have to outside and rush right back in. My zinnias are looking very pretty against a landscape that…
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….
Yesterday, though I watered four times, the petunias in those tall brown stands looked burned up by afternoon. This morning they have rebounded a little, but I doubt they can overcome that much stress. I will have to rethink what I plant next year. Because I put a lot of money and effort into what…
One of the favorite parts of my day is when I go outside to inspect my plants and tend to them. I deadhead flowers, snip spent blooms, marvel at something new. It is like receiving a present every day. It could be that a fairy tiptoes into my garden each night while I sleep and…