Gardening, music, life with MS
The past three days the temperature has been in the 60’s. I took advantage of the beautiful sunshine to start cleaning up the beds. I weeded, raked, cut back the Beauty Bush and Butterfly Bush. I finished one bed, now there’s only 18 beds left to go. I also played ball with Miss Ellie. I […]
Two weeks ago we were clearing out the Christmas stock at the garden shop. There were only three Amaryllis bulbs left in a very large display. I brought them into the office and asked Vicki what she wanted to do with them. She wanted one and said I could have one for half price. I […]
I have always had indoor plants. When I was 18 and had my first apartment was when I started. At that time hanging plants with macrame hangers were “the thing.” Right now I have about eleven, four Peace Lilies, a Gerber Daisy, Pothos, and some Cactus. A couple of years ago I started naming them. […]
Last year or maybe two years ago, this Orchid was on the desk in the Garden Shop and they were going to toss in the garbage. I took it home, repotted it with Orchid Potting Medium and what a beautiful surprise! While I was watering my indoor plants this is what I found
When we first moved here, at least 10 years ago, I saw a lot of butterflies. I purposely bought a Butterfly Bush, (Buddleia) to attract them. When I became a Master Gardner I learned even more about their struggle. Because of this I decided to focus on building a pollinator garden. I did this by […]
Ever since I can remember I’ve had a deep appreciation for nature. I had to be outside. As a child, with woods in the front and back yards, I was always playing and collecting found things, (rocks). I had no fear of swimming in ponds or lakes. Free time meant taking a bucket and heading […]
I love cut flowers in my house. Better yet, when they come out of my garden. Two weeks ago Kroger’s had a dozen roses for 6.99. You can’t go wrong, right? For lack of my favorite color roses, (yellow), I bought cream ones. They looked beautiful for about four days before they started dropping, drooping, […]
This summer the heat has been relentless. Week after week, sometimes with thunderstorms in the evening, there is no relief. The weeds are out of control. Who says if you pull them by the roots they won’t come back? Weeds have seasons, like all plants. Anyway, as I pull in and out of the driveway, […]