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Category: Gardening

  • Working Hard in the Garden

    I’ve been very busy in the garden. I thank God that I’m feeling alright and that the weather has been cooperating, with mornings from 65 to 70 degrees. As long as I’m in the shade it’s been good. I’m also grateful that Pete has been working with me, helping me weed and mulching the completed…

  • Blooming

    I was able to clean up the herb garden in between the raindrops over Memorial Day weekend. I cut back the Chives, cut all the dead branches off the Lavender. Out of four plants I only have two left, one is around 8 years old, very leggy, with one blooming branch and the other is…

  • Wildflower Garden

    I came home to more blooms. This garden does just keeps on giving.

  • Roses

    The day after I posted what was blooming, I came outside and the roses had bloomed, just like that! They’re magnificent!

  • April Blooms

    I have been out cleaning up some of the beds. Unfortunately I can do maybe an hour at a time. This week not so much, it’s been in the 90’s all week. The weather didn’t stop me from taking pictures of what’s blooming. Notice all of the Azaleas in the background.

  • Wildflower Garden Bed II

    Wildflower Garden Bed II

    When I looked at the garden bed today I noticed that all of the Dianthus, “Green Ball,” as described in previous text are all changing colors. So they are not “Green Ball” they are Dianthus, “Sweet William.” I thought by cutting and putting in a vase, that would maybe stop them from changing colors but…

  • Wildflower Garden Bed

    Wildflower Garden Bed

    New flowers seem to be blooming every week. I first saw the green spiky flower, which when I googled it, was Dianthus barbarous, “Green Ball.” Today I looked and there was a pink flower and when I got closer it was the Dianthus, “Sweet William.” The pink flowers were coming out of the green spikes…

  • Bloom Timeline ‘26

    Bloom Timeline ‘26

    We returned from NC on Monday to see the seasons newest blooms here in my garden in VA. In the wildflower garden that I planted from seed last year there was a new flower I wasn’t familiar with. I looked it up and the name is Erysimum allionii, common name Siberian Wallflower. It is a…

  • All My Fault

    On Friday, March 20 for the first time I felt better, almost back to normal, (my normal with MS). I kept busy all morning; I called three doctors and made appointments, paid bills, did some laundry and felt good. It was also the first day that I got out of the wheelchair and started using…

  • 1st. Bouquet of the Year.

    The Daffodils and Lenten Roses are from my garden. (look closely or enlarge to see the Lenten Roses). I bought the Alstroemeria. Lifts my mood all day long.