Gardening, music, life with MS
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, […]
I finally was able to go back and start some work in my big perennial garden. I lost so much time being away for most of May. It has been too hot to go outside. We went out two evenings ago and worked together getting the bed ready for mulching. This includes weeding, (mostly small […]
I love to bring flowers from my garden into the house. While we were away I missed the white and brown Iris’, and one of my favorites, Peonies. Since we’re home for only a week, I only picked some small flowers to put in vases on my windowsill. Foxgloves, Purple Siberian Iris, Yellow Siberian Irises, […]
The yard looks beautiful. Everything is so green. The Iris, Roses,Lavender Azaleas, Clematis and Coreopsis are all in bloom. There were even some surprise visitors while I was out there.
I have been back working in the garden the past few weeks. We’ve had a lot of rain and the temperature has gotten quite warm so I’m not getting as much done as I would like . I’ve cleaned four beds out of 19. The pollen is ridiculous. I’ve been wearing a hat because I […]
Yesterday, I took my trusty golf cart, weed bucket, and kneeler outside to get some work done. I wasn’t feeling good, the Trigeminal neuralgia has started again and my legs feel so weak. I started around 3 o’clock. The temperature was around 75. The 1st bed I wanted to work is small, it’s around the […]