Looking for a lovely winter garden? Look no further. Here I am in mine. Well, mine sort of. Its mine till we get back on a plane from Kauai. Hawaii’s idea of winter is not exactly the same as Chicago’s idea of winter. Think sand, surf, sun, and snorkel. Snorkel was our ‘S’ word today. . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – When All Else Fails…
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20.2 inches of snow and I’m out there taking pictures of my garden. Interestingly enough, I’m not much of an indoor gardener. Yes, there are a few plants inside, which is not a good thing for them under my care. My eyes search outside, even this time of year. No, we can’t eat Saturday morning . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – Now That’s A Birdhouse A little bit of snow doesn’t stop flowers from blooming in Chicago. Official snow measurement so far is 17″, and that may be all as the sun is shining. Almost no snow in some areas, huge drifts in others. Can’t open my front door. Earlier today… Ok, so it’s not quite . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful, Snow, Snow, Snow I distinctly remember saying ‘Well, it’s your garden too, so buy it. I don’t have to like every plant we have.’ What was I thinking?!?!?!?! I was not so much thinking as being the voice of inexperience. I was the one looking at the scrawny pot of zebra grass, fully expecting it to turn into . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – Grasses Required For Winter Interest I’d like to introduce you to Curly. Curly is a contorted filbert, also known as Harry Lauder’s Walking stick, also known as corkscrew hazel, also known as Corylus avellana. How appropriate to put this shrub in this weekly series on winter interest. Curly has been in our yard for about 10 years now, and is . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – Contorted Filbert Could this be the only kind of bird in my Chicagoland garden this winter? Throughout the year, our yard is usually a haven for birds. I know they need food, shelter, and water if they are going to grace my yard. What they seem to need this year, is….. . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – Gimme Shelter How can this be? Where did my beautiful snow go? It all melted just like the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz. Fortunately, my yard can look good in the winter without snow as well. This old coal bucket is testament to that. My garden clippers and I scavenged our yard in fall to . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – Coal Buckets Here’s a hardy vine for you. It is December 30th, and American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) looks this good in our Chicagoland zone 5. It has probably taken 5 years for it to twine around the deck posts and have berries. Looks to me like it was worth the wait. Now that it has decided to . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – American Bittersweet It’s the morning of Christmas Eve. Unbelievably, everything is on schedule and in control. Now there’s a miracle for you. That will all change when John and Heather get here with Alexandria. For us, this Christmas is all about the baby. Our granddaughter is 18 months old. She is joy, excitement and energy wrapped up . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – Christmas Eve Are you looking for one last really really good Christmas gift for the gardener in your life? Here it is – a birdbath heater. Ok, so maybe its one last really really good gift for the birds in your yard. Either way, the gardener, non-gardener, and the birds will enjoy this one for years to . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – Birdbath heater for Christmas |
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