Waiting on Spring
Winter feels heavy and I feel like I'm sinking. I know spring is around the corner.
Winter is for Planting Trees
I think long and hard about what trees I plant in my yard. I don't have nearly enough space for everything I want to grow.
Renegade Rosemary
I did it again. I snagged one of the rosemary plants from the pitch pile at work in sheer stubborness.
One Resolution for a New Year
Yes, it's that time again...resolution time! Normally, I'm not one to make outlandish, impossible promises to myself.
Taking the Container Garden into Autumn
This year, I didn't plant very many containers due to the drought. It was just too tough keeping them watered.
The Long Slow Spiral into Autumn
Autumn seems to hesitate on the skirts of summer. The days are getting ever so gradually shorter and I can feel the long slow tumbling spiral into winter.
How to Kill a Tree 101: Construction Damage
Excuse me as I drag out my soapbox...
If there is one thing that really fries my bananas, it's construction damage and death to trees.
Beautiful Caterpillar, Boring Moth
I'm sorry I haven't written. June this year was a month filled with too much, a lot of it moving hoses to keep the trees alive in this drought.
Walking in the Woods with Jack
I love all spring wildflowers, but for some I have particular affection.
Effortless Grace of Bridalwreath Spirea
Cascading white fountains are popping up all over town. It's bridalwreath spirea (Spiraea x vanhouttei) time.