This year, I have but a few tulips. Most have been eaten by the deer, and only a handful survived to bloom. I’m getting very frustrated with the deer. Last night, I accidentally left the front gate open, and they came in and ate the grape hyacinth on the table of my deck, and they thoughtfully pinched back my pots…
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This week’s bouquet is ever so simple. As simple as childhood used to be. This may look like a lovely chrysanthemum, but it is the humble dandelion of our youth. Remember when we picked them as a surprise for our Mothers? Remember when we made linked chains from their stems? Remember when we blew the seeds into the wind, fascinated…
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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 they flourished so abundantly this…
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I must admit, I have always been greatly influenced by English gardens and gardeners. My lifelong goal has been for my gardens to have the “cottage” style look, and I’ve always felt I was born on the wrong side of the pond. One thing I have noticed in the last few years is how many plants the English grow in…
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I think Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginicia) are my favorite of the shade/wild flowers. One of America’s native plants, Virginia Bluebells are part of the Borage family. They have nodding clusters of pink buds that open into a lovely blue trumpet-shaped flower. I’ve had a few plants for years, but they have never done well, and often seemed to struggle just…
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