::repost::I can’t wait until I get to smell the roses again. Paul Neyron, is an old fashioned rose. But nobody tells you that after heat, heavy rains, and the rest of the roses bloomtime being just about over and this guy is looking perfect and fresh as any super suave gentleman might. A real stand […]
Garden and Plant Photos
The Vase of Flowers
Flowers for the Guestroom… I love cut flowers, but I don’t often create bouquets for the house. It is a gracious habit, however, and one which I think I will pay more attention to this year. The pictures above are of some flowers I originally had for one of my guests right before Thanksgiving, the […]
Autumn Morning Musings
Finally, the rain came, not to slake the thirst of the earth, but just to moisten the tongue. The month began with some of the mists and morning fog that often shrouds the morning of an autumn day in Ohio; the leaves dropped in mostly brown tones, and the chrysanthemums and asters came on smaller […]
October Photos
Not much to view in the garden in terms of colorful blooms, but I took a ramble and captured some of the garden …. which I hope to write about soon. It is simply a case of being a little down and uninspired with the drought we are experiencing right now. I am not alone […]
June Flowers
A sampling of some flowers that bloom in June, here in my Central Ohio garden. I had plenty of deep blue larkspur and mammoth-sized dill that came up in the vegetable garden. The heat caused most things to go by all too quickly, and we have now entered a seasonal lull in which the container […]
More Late Spring Pictures… and Thanks
I saw many rainbows this year The peony season is over, but they were beautiful Alchemyst bloomed richly though insects feasted . It is still rainy. In fact, it rained today. I removed the lettuce which looked fresh and healthy, but had gone bitter with the heat. I hoed away the many little weeds which […]
