OhWhatAWednesday – Birdbath heater for Christmas

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

OhWhatAWednesday – You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

Structure, structure, structure. Lacking, lacking, lacking.

I’ve learned a lot since this picture was taken in 2003. Even then, I knew enough to title it ‘Back 40 needs structure’. The ‘Back 40’ part of the name was easy. This yard is so big that we refer to that corner as the back 40. As . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

OhWhatAWednesday – Boston Ivy

I bet that picture got your attention for beautiful autumn color.

You are either thinking… ‘My gosh she has even more yard than I thought!’

or ‘Carol and Mike were on another road trip.’

It is…

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OhWhatAWednesday – Snow Fountain Weeping Cherry

I wanted one for years. We’d drive past Abraham’s and Judy’s home regularly and I would admire that which I did not have. We’re not talking about a fancy house, an expensive car, or a designer dog. The object of my admiration was…

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OhWhatAWednesday – October Daphne Sedum

How about this for some surprising autumn color?

 

 

 

 

The bright pink is October Daphne sedum. It is such a cute little thing. We bought 5 small plants in 2007 and planted them amongst our ivy on the berm. I think some were eaten by the ivy, so we moved . . . → Read More: OhWhatAWednesday – October Daphne Sedum