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This week, my husband took two pictures of one of my gardens and seamed them together to make one. If you click on the image … Read More

Yesterday, I replied to a comment from Carol and we started talking flowers. She had a wonderful idea; a bloggers’ garden tour! I thought I … Read More

I have been busily gardening for the past few weeks, whenever the rain would let up! This is an overview of my Williamsburg style garden … Read More

Today I wanted to share the last bits of color in my garden. The leaves are just starting to turn which will bring lots of … Read More

Looking around the yard today, I am struck by how fall like it is starting to look and feel. It has been relatively cool today … Read More

My husband has been on vacation so yesterday we all went to the nursery down the road (quite literally about 4 lots away) to browse … Read More

Well, the day was not lost with the roses. The first of four Black Swallowtail butterflies emerged today! Isn’t it beautiful? It wasn’t the first … Read More

Penny woke up before 5 this morning for the day. One of her molars is cutting through the gum and looks oh so sore at … Read More

The daylilies have begun to bloom along with the coreopsis, roses, yarrow, delphinium, and lavender.I always start to wonder at this time of year, if … Read More

We checked our aquarium this morning and found that one of the four caterpillars has turned into a chrysalis! The other three caterpillars have all … Read More

If you read my blog last summer, you might remember my post about Praying Mantises. We bought two egg sacks and let them hatch in … Read More

The PTO asked for volunteers to make floral arrangements for the teacher appreciation luncheon tomorrow. I thought that sounded like fun so I volunteered. I … Read More

I spent a long day finishing up the mulching in my yard. It’s been an ongoing project during many a naptime for the past few … Read More

I think you will agree that things are looking a lot greener now a couple of weeks later, if not a bit empty thanks to … Read More

I live in New England and about a week or so ago, we had several days of torrential downpours and strong winds. Our old house … Read More

After our praying mantis egg hatched, we only saw them for a couple of days. We thought that they had all been eaten by something … Read More

The deer were nice enough to leave these roses alone! I am happy to get at least SOME blooms. So far they have only hit … Read More

Somehow, my garden still knows that it is July. The daisies, daylilies, and lavender are all blooming on schedule even though it has been cold … Read More

It’s been a weekend of gardening for me. I was able to plant all the seedlings that I have been growing inside, out in the … Read More

Our early blooming azalea. I was given these last year and told that they were a hardy begonia. They don’t look like others that I … Read More