Tired of hearing about cold and snow? Me too. Instead, let us speak of times past, particularly of summer, when the garden posed …
Why ‘Old Blush’ is also called Common Monthly
Some roses are simply easy to love. Rosa chinensis 'Old Blush', supposedly hardy to USDA Zone 6 (and definitely to Zone 7a), goes …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, colorful November
[Please click on the photos in the gallery to make them larger] I managed to delude myself for the past few weeks imagining it …
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Mish Mash Monday: it feels like spring
In my garden, it feels like June. Today's high temperature was 78F. All the doors are open to the warm breeze. You would think …
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Of red-shouldered hawks and late roses
This majestic creature (now correctly identified by Lisa at Greenbow as a Red-shouldered hawk) sat outside my kitchen window …
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The Many Moods of Montrose
As we traveled on the bus for the second or third day (they all began to blur into a seamless, leafy consciousness), I turned to …
Their last haircut
If you live in Oklahoma or anywhere surrounding, it's time to deadhead the roses one last time. I like to think of it as their …
Dear Friends and Bloom Day Beauty
Dear Carol, Mary Ann and all of our gardening friends, I know we normally do our letters on Sunday, but tonight is my first …
Tickled Pink
In case you're worried about Sunday's postcard, please don't be. Carol thought I sounded a bit desperate, but how could I be with …
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder . . .
Or, of the camera, as it were. My Nikon D90 with its multi-purpose 18-70 mm lens has been at the doctor (all the way to Nikon …
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Dear Friends and Gardeners Week 22
Dear Carol, Mary Ann and all of our other gardening friends, This morning, after breakfast, I walked six times around our …
A stroll through the Saturday garden
I am sorry to say that I've gotten out of the habit of doing my Sunday Stroll with Aisling from the Quiet Country House. On …