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This week's bouquet is, of course, peonies. What else is more magnificent at this time of year than peonies? I have a love/dislike relationship with peonies. What I mean is, what's not to love? They are the essence of beauty. But, on the other hand, I have little patience with flowers that cannot hold themselves [...]
I was looking to find a few larger pots for my yard and deck, and I didn't want to pay top dollar for them. I was hoping to find something made from a composite material so it would be lighter, and so that I could leave it outside year round without worry of damage from [...]
There is so much more blooming in the garden this week as spring is flowing into summer. The cool days are most likely behind us now, with summer heat and humidity in full swing. This week's bouquet is a collection of all my favorite garden colors. My favorite color in garden flowers is pink. There [...]
My backyard is cut in half by a picket fence and archway. The part between the house and fence is mostly lawn, with side gardens. The part behind the fence is a mixture of vegetable gardens, flower gardens, and a large shed, with what used to be an attached greenhouse/chicken coop. When the deer would [...]
May is usually a month of abundant blooms in the garden, but this year only a few things are blooming. The few tulips that survived the deer, have gone over, and the cold rainy weather has slowed everything else to a crawl. While everything is lush and green, blooms are few and far between. But [...]
When I was a child, yellow was my favorite color. As an adult, it has to be green. Four rooms in my home are green, and my porch. I've come to think of green as a neutral, since it plays so well with every color. Nature provides every shade imaginable and in every shape and [...]
This week's bouquet is quite simple. All but the pure white daffodils remain, and they are fragile from a full day of beating rain. The tulips have all but a few, been eaten by the deer. So that left only the Virginia Bluebells for picking. I've never used them in a bouquet before, but since [...]
