photo by Aisling, August 31, 2008 The Quiet Country House has a lovely idea for blogging Sunday Strolls in the garden. It is on Sundays that I often visit public gardens, so I think it is the perfect opportunity to write about it. I regularly take a tour around my garden and property, but I […]
year in review
Annual Flowers in My 2008 Garden
I have mostly planted containers for this season’s show of annuals, with the old stalwart re-seeders popping up in the recently cultivated parts of my garden, mainly along the lavender hedged walkaway. I lost lots of the reseeding annuals when I mulched my perennial borders around five years ago. I think that was a huge […]
Garden Renovation: Old Plant Friends Invited Back
I’ve been renovating my garden for the past couple years… it had become forsaken and neglected during the press of family obligations. Even though one of the early garden blogging pioneers, my garden blog had languished, as well. But this year, 2008, both blog and garden have seen a flurry of effort from me, and […]
Perfect Day in an Unpredictiable Season
Today has been what I consider a perfect day: blue skies, puffy clouds, gentle breezes, happy plants. Warm, quiet, with the scent of roses and mock orange wafting through the air… with no discernible demands. I did a little weeding this morning and that was it. Unlike yesterday, where I worked myself into painful oblivion […]
A Beautiful Spring
This is turning out to be one of the most beautiful springs, with blooming times that seem to rush in upon each other. The weather has given us the full effect of trees and plants that often get ruined in Ohio’s fickle fluctuations. The only worry I might have is that things are a bit […]
Spring is in the air!
After a blustery week of freezing weather and snow, it is now a warm and melting weekend that makes me feel spring is just around the corner. I think I will plant some seeds mid-month of March… this year I would like to try some heirloom tomatoes and maybe daisies for the perennial gardens. I […]
