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And Then, After the Plant Exchange...
Some of us went just down the hill from Alison's garden to Windmill Gardens. This is a sad time of year to visit as Windmill severely reduces it's stock for winter and quite a bit of their greenhouse...
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Looking Like Autumn
It's still warm enough for me to enjoy drinking my morning coffee on the back porch. The other morning, this lovely and talented spider's work was illuminated by the rising sun. The golden sunrise...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day October 2014
How can it be the middle of October already? Where did summer go? Although it's definitely autumn here, there are still some lovely blooms in my garden this month. Here are some of them:Begonias...
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October 2014 Foliage Follow-Up
Each month on the day after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, Pam at Digging hosts Foliage Follow-Up to remind us of the importance of foliage in our gardens all year long! Click over to her blog to see...
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My Favorite Thing in My Garden This Week Isn't a Plant
I'm joining with Loree at Danger Garden in her Favorite Plant...This Week meme and breaking the rules a bit.The spider webs continue to look gorgeous although with the heavy rain and wind we've been...
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The Migration Has Begun!
Sunday afternoon, I finally had some free time to begin bringing plants inside for the winter. I'm thinking that I'll have lots of time when it's gross outside to arrange things, maybe paint, hang...
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How to Get Other People to Haul Away Your Yard Waste
Yard waste containers full? Want to avoid a time-consuming trip to the yard waste facility? Here's an option for you that's sure to work. Simply place said waste on a busy street in front of your...
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Some Fall Glimpses of My Garden.
Most of my garden is still in a state of chaos from the movement of plants and garage contents for the greenhouse project but the plants are still doing o.k.Although it's been blooming for about ten...
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Celebrating the Carnival of Autumn at Spooner Farms
I love the colors and fragrances of autumn and a great place to experience them is at a pumpkin patch! This year we headed out to Spooner Farms to take it all in!We weren't alone as lots of people...
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Random Friday
I headed out to the garden yesterday after work during a few moments when the rain was not torrential to choose a favorite plant for this week but took a bunch of random shots instead. A NOID Acer...
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Another Sunday Afternoon at Sterino's
Many Sunday afternoons after work, we stop by Sterino's Produce Stand to get produce for the week. There is always something on sale for a great price and for the last couple of weeks, all pumpkins...
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Parthenocissus tricuspidata is My Favorite Plant...This Week
Although I don't have this plant in my garden, I see it from my window every day as it covers a large concrete wall across the street from my garden. It' has nice spring color and is a lovely green...
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Enjoying the Last of the Light Evenings
Yesterday, I left work on time which is fairly unusual for me. It was delightful to be home to enjoy one of the few evenings left before we turn our clocks back and most of us will be driving home in...
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Big Excitement Sometimes Comes in Small Packages.
What could be inside this hastily made Dixie cup carrier? As you may recall from this post I was finally successful at introducing frogs to my garden. Unfortunately, the frogs I introduced were...
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Happy Halloween!
I hope you share the holiday with someone who is truly a treat to be with!And perhaps you can visit one of your favorite haunts.If you find yourself alone, may you still have a better time than this...
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Greenhouse Progress Update
After a couple of free Saturdays, almost all of the fall bulbs are planted! Only five hundred crocus and a hundred or so tulips left to go. I also had the chance to play inside the greenhouse a...
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Fall Progresses
The maples are putting on their autumn show while the Musa basjoo awaits a heavy frost which will turn it brown. In mild years, that hasn't happened until after Thanksgiving.The heavy rain and wind...
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Daphne x burkwoodii 'Briggs Moonlight' is My Favorite Plant...This Week
Daphne x burkwoodii 'Briggs Moonlight' has proven to be as fussy as it is beautiful in my garden. This is my third attempt to grow this shrub in my garden and this time I unceremoniously dumped it...
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Visiting Solabee and Boys' Fort
This summer, during the Garden Bloggers' Fling in Portland we often walked around the neighborhood around the hotel. On one of these walks, we found Boys' Fort and Solabee. Unfortunately they were...
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Frazzled Friday
It's been an interesting week. The weekend was well spent working in the greenhouse, mowing the lawn, and planting a few thousand bulbs. (Only 50 'Fire of Love' tulips, grown more for their foliage...
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