This summer I catered my potted plants in the patio area specifically for my favorite summer visitors – sweet hummingbirds. I have one Mona Lavender Plectranthus that they seem to like quite well enough. But their main staple are annual salvias. Over the course of the summer, I collected a total of seven different varieties and colors. I found this…
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Hummingbird Heaven
the echinacea garden
It’s been such a long time since I’ve posted, I almost forgot where to find my blog. Of course some of that could be age. I wanted to share my echinacea garden. It has been a work in progress that I started three summers ago. I must say it has never lived up to my expectations, but this year it…
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lilacs
About 5 to 6 years ago, in an attempt to keep deer from jumping the backyard fence, I planted 9 new lilac bushes. I already had 2 very old bushes that barely bloom because they are in too much shade. Let’s just say I can never have enough lilacs. I don’t think I could live in a climate where lilacs…
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breathe again
So grateful that the long, dark, cold of winter is over. Despite damp, chilly March days and cold nights with frost, spring is on its way. Hibernation was nice and cozy as the snow fell, but I long to breathe again. I long to shed those wretched masks and with deep gulps, inhale life and spring air. There’s a growing…
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lessons from a chickadee
I did a little rearranging of my mantel this week, from one winter theme to another. Winter here seems determined to drag on with bitter cold temps and near daily snow. Somehow it didn’t seem appropriate to bring out anything yet suggesting that spring could be nearby. Chickadees always have been my favorite bird, and for some reason, I was…
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