Being out in the yard and watching out the windows of my home, I have made three observations that are new to me. The bluebirds, which every year nest in the bluebird house, this year are nesting in different houses. Now they specifically sell a type of house for bluebirds and even the botanical gardens…

I love this time of year. Everywhere I look I see signs of life. The lilies, iris’s, and clematis are greening up, as are the hydrangeas. The columbine is perking up getting ready to bloom. The goldenrod, and coneflowers are peeking through, even the hosta’s are breaking ground. The first batches of daffodils are in…

The past few days the weather has been in the 60’s, even hitting the 70’s one day. I am happy to say that this has enabled me to go in the garden and start cleaning up. I have already finished the perennial bed in the front and also the side of the house, next to…

I am starting to get excited, Spring is almost here! This week starting tomorrow the temperature is going to be in the 60’s and maybe 70’s by the end of the week. I have been anxiously looking out the window and making lists of what I will tackle and when. Of course this not only…

For the past week we have had snow and rain and then everything iced up so it looks very pretty. The bird feeders are always busy, but when it snows, they are super busy. I enjoy watching the birds at the feeders so much. I don’t even get too mad at the squirrels. One day…

Gardening has all but stopped during these winter months. I have started focusing a little more on my indoor plants and luckily they don’t need too much attention. What is very nice right now is observing the birds. I have made a couple of observations that are different from the usual habits I’ve come to…

I tend to accomplish more when I make a list. My list the other day had to do with getting things done in the garden before the cold weather sets in. I wanted to dig up 2 Canna lilies (bulbs), and 1 Dahlia, plant more Daffodil bulbs, plant 2 Shasta daisies I bought for 2…

I got a shot of cortisone in my knee and some Rx anti-inflammatory pills and I’m good to go. I started in the front perennial garden. I’ve been wanting to finish my beer bottle border so that’s the first thing I worked on. Alas my 5 gallon pail of bottles emptied and I needed around…

It is the middle of October, my absolute favorite time of year. I love the cool weather, blue skies, crisp air and the beautiful changing of the leaves. Today the temperature is perfect for me to go out and work in the garden but my knee hurts really bad so I won’t be able to.…

Today I’m going to talk about mushrooms. Throughout the years of gardening, I have encountered many different kinds. In NY I had this white protrusion literally erupting out of the ground. At the time I didn’t even know what it was. I told my grandson that it was an alien egg coming up from underground…