Way back, …oh, in 2005… I came across a meme that I had fun doing called the “Where I’m From” poem. It seems to have started with Fragments from Floyd, although I first ran across it @ Pratie’s Place. They were all based on an original poem. Since doing the Garden Mission Statement and seeing […]
memories
Shared Views
After reading Away to Garden’s post on the viewscapes (viewsheds) of the Hudson Valley, some of the questions about our landscape views… such as “Perhaps you know of some to share, or some you never want to lose?” and “Are there views you treasure (or things you want to hide)? What scenery are you borrowing […]
Spring Blooming
So much is blooming it is hard to keep up making notes on it all. The cherry trees, pear, and peach are all in bloom-probably the apples, too, but I didn’t walk out that far to check. The crabapples are breaking into bud, the ‘Snowdrift’ variety has been blooming for most of this week already. […]
Garden Fairies
As a child I was enamored of the idea of fairies and spent long hours making fairy houses with intricately woven stories from my imagination to go along with them. Carol of May Dreams Gardens awakened me with her flight of fancy into “fairy names” from a fairy name generator. I already have a fairy […]
The Frugal Gardener
Stuart asked “What was your best plant bargain?” and as a frugal gardener I have had a few. It is hard to just pick one, things being relative :) Last year I picked up some lovely hydrangeas I’d been wanting… for about five dollars each, in large containers. I’m always looking over the specials and […]
Four O’Clocks
Emily from her Garden Living blog had a post and pictures on four o’clocks that remind her of “grandma”. Hers are a cheerful hot pink color, but four o’clocks come in a mardi gras variety of colors that really brighten up the garden. I grew some a couple years ago and hoped to winter them […]
