This Thursday it’s all about flowers. For as much as I love
throwing in questionable photos of borderline weedy plants or
offensively tacky color clashes, even I have to brag a little now a...
It’s not all prickles and barbs here, there are a few fluffy gobs of
pink which have found their way into the garden and onto the kitchen
table. Nearly all the huge blooms end up being cut and ...
Congratulations are in order for Cathy at Rambling in the Garden
for reaching the one year milestone of her weekly “In a Vase on
Monday” meme. Each week for the last 52 she’s been enco...
This is actually an ‘In the Vase on Sunday’. With a
freeze forecast for Sunday night I wanted to get out there and save
the last bits of summer for just a few more days (a vase full of fr...
Many people wax poetic on the joys of homegrown produce. The flavor,
the nutrients, the connection with the earth…. all good things and
all good for you (and deep down inside I agree) but on ...
Surprisingly enough I’ve made the Monday vase twice in a row,
unheard of! The sunflowers inspired me, and their carefree summer
spirit made it easy as pie to put this arrangement together. ...
I’m usually far too distracted and disorganized to keep up with any
of the blogging memes but every now and then voila! It happened
today, and I’m joining in with Cathy from Rambling in the...
I’ve always dabbled a little in dahlias, but last year I treated
myself to a few named ones from Swan Island Dahlias. Last year they
did great, this year even better! I did lose a couple (my
...
Dahlias are the one flower I always cut… that and gladiolus, but the
glads were planted late, so who knows if they’ll ever bloom!?The
“Plum Pretty” are my favorites, I like the curly cact...
I’m a sucker for a nice dahlia. There are a few I overwinter each
year, but one cold night last winter I broke down and committed to
some new ones. Here are the first of them, cut and ar...
