A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.
— Ogden Nash
I am fortunate to live in a city that has a farmers’ market three times a week during the harvest season - Saturday and Wednesday mornings, and a smaller market Thursday evenings. This time of year the market is crowded with both produce and people. When I shop there, I put kids in [...]
It was suggested to me that this might be a columbine, so I did some searching, and it is! It’s aquilegia ‘Black Barlow’. And I definitely didn’t plant it. But I might buy more now that I know what it is.
This beauty is growing under the pine tree in my back yard, [...]
More flowers are blooming, and I’ve got photos to share. Actually, I really wish I could send the garden smells to you via the Internet. With the windows open, I’ve got lilac scent filling the air inside. Outside the lilacs are joined by lilies of the valley and pinks (carnations). And [...]
Because historically we were past the risk of frost, I planted this weekend. Veggies are being bought tomorrow, so they’re not in the ground yet, but I’ve got the following done (pictures when things start to bloom more):
hanging baskets up (torenia for the sunny spot and streptocarpus for the shade)
planters on the deck filled [...]