Roses and Other Gardening Joys

Not often, but occasionally, my mother will purchase a garden book for me.  She picks them up here and there at garage sales, so I never kno...

Last spring I planted a new-to-me bulb, the Peacock Orchid.  I loved its blooms.  But I also loved its spiky, grass-like foliage. This ...

June is the month for blooms! A clematis blooming on the entry arbor looks so welcoming.  This poor little clematis has had a hard life...

I'm back! If you recall, I posted  that, along with all the company I was expecting, I had also been summoned for jury duty.  I met my...

I've got the very first lily bloom of the season. I've got new things blooming every day. I've got roses galore. ...

You either love it or hate it.  Personally, I love it. I fell in love with David Austin's Charles Darwin rose the first moment I sa...

" Fly me to the Moon " is on my Ipod playlist.  It's an oldie, but a goodie.  I'm not (quite) old enough to remember it wh...