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Sometimes you change a word in a saying and it is still absolutely perfect. I agree with The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is now. I also agree with The best time to plant a wisteria is 20 years ago. The next best time is now. . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Wisteria Is SO Worth The Wait There was a time when my zinnia bed looked like this: Pretty impressive, right? They are still short in the picture as it was only July. They quickly grew 3 – 4 feet tall and bloomed all summer. They got lots of sun, and enough air circulation that powdery mildew was non-issue. But I . . . → Read More: My Absolute Very Most Favorite Zinnias I welcome you to ‘Zone 5 Favorites on the 5th’. I’ve started posting on the 5th of every month, redirecting visitors to a favorite posting relative to zone 5. On this 5th day of the 5th month, I could gripe that our brick path isn’t done. But I’m not going to. Never mind that the . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – You Can Build A Flagstone Patio The wheels in my brain are turning. This is always a scary thing for Mike. He sees steam spurting out, fire spewing, and moving parts everywhere. I promised him a life of naps and homemade pierogis. Perhaps, just perhaps, that isn’t exactly what happened. He has yet to see a homemade pierogi. On the plus . . . → Read More: How To Build A Brick Pathway – The Planning Stage Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world. ~Virgil A. Kraft I bring you the beauty He has brought to the garden I tend. Candytuft Coral Bells PJM Rhododendron Lungwort Red tulips and pansies Senetti Blue Bicolor (annual) Pachysandra Hyacinths Pansies . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Spring In God’s Garden Pinkeye and invasive plants have something in common – you don’t want to share them. Any more details on Pinkeye would constitute TMI, so let’s just say having it this weekend did keep me away from the grandchildren, but did not keep me out of the garden. There I spent the afternoon dealing with invasive . . . → Read More: Low Maintenance – Out With The Invasive, In With The New Hydrangeas I welcome you to ‘Zone 5 Favorites on the 5th’. I’ve started posting on the 5th of every month, redirecting visitors to a favorite posting relative to zone 5. Last month we visited This Garden Is Illegal for Tomato Tastings 2011. This month I’d like to take you to Digging, but I can’t. Digging won . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – Pruning Lilacs This is about all of those great pictures that I haven’t taken. Because now I can! This is for all of the times I would have liked to brighten a picture. Because now I can! And about all of those times I wanted clear and crisp detail. Because now I can! And I can select . . . → Read More: I’ve Got A New Old Camera – What Fun! It’s time to start sharing secrets. If you’ve seen the size of our gardens, you probably wonder how we do it. After all, this is a half-acre lot and Mike and I have full-time jobs and a life. I started leaning towards low maintenance gardening several years back. Many parts of our yard are low . . . → Read More: Low Maintenance – Spring Blooms Is it the vernal equinox? Is it Mike? Is it me? I’ve got this picture of eggs standing up on my kitchen counter all by themselves. It’s not a fake or me pulling a fast one on you. Mike came in the kitchen this morning, took eggs out of the refrigerator and in just a . . . → Read More: Eggs and the Vernal Equinox |
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