I am sitting here observing the cresting of my spring plants through the dark soil. I am so happy to see those little green shoots. The chipmunks did not get all my tulips- I have a few planted in a yellow pot and they are starting to come up. Today, I moved the pot to … Read more
I have never been a fan of honey. You know, that little honey bear plastic bottle? My kids loved it on toast, but I never cared for the taste. I preferred maple syrup and used it as my sweet syrup goto. A few weeks ago, when the kids came to collect the grand dog, they … Read more
I was not able to plant my veggies garden this year. It’s now the height of summer, and I keep buying fruit at the grocery store and throwing it away after one bite. It’s either hard as a rock, dry as a bone, tastes bland or a combination of all three! When I was a … Read more
What is a garden square? A long-existing city arrangement- a garden square is a communal garden found within a major city aligned on all four sides with typically rowhouses or townhouses facing the garden. I am familiar with the famous Savannah Georgia squares and there are other gardens squares with homes in the United States. … Read more
I have always had a rose garden in every home we purchased. I moved to Ohio in the mid-seventies and planted roses which I thoroughly enjoyed. Roses do take a bit of work, and I am not the most caregiving rose owner. But I never experienced the problems with my roses that occurred this Summer. … Read more
This post will be a bit unusual compared to the regular posts I write. But, I wanted to share this past week’s odd moments with you. As you know, I live in a country suburb in Ohio. Right now we have a condo in a small homeowners association. Having the maintenance outsourced makes traveling back … Read more
Update on May Garden Projects Blog Last May I wrote a blog on the state of the garden here in the Ohio condo. If you remember, we had gone through a rough winter and I had lost some roses and other plantings. Also found out some of the bulbs I planted were not chipmunk safe. … Read more
Like everyone I know, I have been waiting for Spring. I am in Ohio, but I have garden blog friends in upstate NY who are also waiting. One person is planting and storing in a greenhouse. Another blogger, with a beauty of a house and garden, Kevin Jacobs, cleaned out his pool and is waiting … Read more
IRIS Today I got my new Iris bulbs in the mail. I used a catalog order from Brecks. A local online shop that imports bulbs directly from Holland. We will see how this works for me. Iris is one of my favorite flowers. I have a huge bed in the front garden with a dark … Read more