Nov 13, 2019 | Garden Types |
Have you started planting your bulbs yet? Are you done? I haven’t started! Of course here in Virginia I still have time. The weather is such that as a procrastinator I have a least a month left. This is a good thing – I haven’t even bought any yet!  After...
Sep 19, 2019 | Garden Types |
Is there really such a thing as deer proofing your yard?  Not really, Deer are voracious eaters and can wipe out a garden in a single night’s eating. They can decimate trees and shrubs, causing a homeowner hundreds, even thousands of dollars. And that doesn’t...
Aug 18, 2019 | Garden Types
10 easy things you can do to help the bees survive. As a gardener, I always feel bad when I read another article about the dire state our bees are in. I know I can do more, I even considered having a hive or two in my back yard – but that is a HUGE commitment! And...
Jul 29, 2019 | Garden Types |
Theme garden 4 is a Small Formal Herb Garden. Several years ago I worked with a good friend installing container gardens and small gardens. I will be sharing some of the amazing container designs he created later. With one client – she asked for a small formal herb...
Jul 2, 2019 | Garden Plants, Garden Types |
Years ago I had the opportunity to go to England and see the Chelsea Garden Show. This was a big one on my bucket list. I had wanted to do this for years but I had my own flower and gift shop and the show was always Mother’s Day weekend here.  No way I could go then....
Jun 3, 2019 | Garden Types |
A Tea Garden -first in a series I have always loved the thought of having several themed garden beds thru-out my yard.  I even have the backyard to do it now….but the thought just exhausts me. Being single is not really an excuse to not do it, nor is being sixty....
Nov 8, 2018 | Garden Types |
There’s a nip in the air these days – so I have added to my to-do list to clean and prepare my bird feeders. I’m not sure who enjoys watching them more, me or my cats. I set up several stations in my backyard and have visitors all winter long. This post...
Sep 3, 2018 | Garden Types |
Fall is around the corner! For me, that means changing out my planters on the front porch. Though to be honest – with all the rain we had this spring and summer …I never did my pots. So I will finally be doing my pots this year! Pretty pathetic.I thought I would...
