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In a Vase on Monday: Happy Returns
It’s a gray, moist Monday here in our spot of North Carolina, but I was pleased to find Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ full of buds, many of which are open and lovely. They have returned most happily after the freezing weather earlier … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Our Linda
This has been a strange week: freezing temperatures, one day in the 70’s, and a good amount of rain. Consequently, there are almost no flowers left in the garden here on a Monday. A real surprise was to venture out in a cold … Continue reading
Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day: January 22, 2016
It is Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day! (And also Garden Bloggers’ Snow and Ice Day 😦 Today is the 22nd of January and time to join with Christina at My Hesperides Garden to share a few views of the foliage in our garden. … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Early January
Well, it’s Monday, time for another Vase. The rain and cold temperatures of the past week have left me with little options for this week’s vase. However, there is a bit of color in the garden today that will bear … Continue reading
Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day: September 2015
Today is Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day, sponsored by Christina at My Hesperides Garden. The arrival of fall is accompanied by a number of subtle changes in the garden. Peonies are beginning to go dormant and the edges of their foliage is browning. That … Continue reading
A Lot of Heat, Not Much Rain
It should not be surprising that the extended period of high temperatures (90+) and the small amount of rain we have experienced would result in stress in the plants in my garden. I prefer to show pictures of cheerful, happy and … Continue reading
A Shady Vignette
One of my favorite spots in my garden is a back corner of our house that spends most of the day in full shade. Over time I have tried to create a space that not only “functions” in that shady … Continue reading
Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: 22 May 2015
Today is Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day, sponsored by Christina at Creating my own garden of the Hesperides. My garden is in a stage of transition right now; the peonies and iris have finished for the spring, and I’m waiting for the blooms … Continue reading
A Wet Morning
Last evening, as I was preparing to fire up the grill to cook a few steaks, the heavens opened, and we were blessed by an hour and a half of hard rain. Wonderful rain. Soaking rain. Welcome rain. When I checked … Continue reading
A Walk in the Garden 