Last year at this time, I spent the better part of the day in the garden getting ready for a bridal shower. This year, we’re in recovery just back from my daughter’s wedding. And the hosta blooms are incoming. Related Images:
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Marking Changes Over Time
The photos of my daughter Bridget were taken this past week on her wedding day. As a mother, I’ve witnessed many changes over her lifetime both subtle and dramatic. Then again, some things change and some don’t. Related Images:
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Inside Flowers and Outside Flowers
This year has been such a wonderful year for flowers that I’ve had a hard time cutting them. What’s the motivation? They’re thriving outside. All the peonies that have been staked, tied, keep coming. The rain has been brutal yet there is no denying the difference between last year and this. Would that every year were so! Still, I’m starving for inside flowers! Related Images:
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Gardens are more than flowers
Now that the bones of the new garden are in place, I’m learning each month what’s working or not from a plant perspective. At the same time, flower gardens are more than just flowers. A garden can be a sanctuary, a place for being. Related Images:
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Covering Ground Takes Effort But Pays Off
We have a large hill in need of erosion protection. When we first moved into our house, patches of ground were partially covered with pachysandra- and wherever it appeared, it was the dominant ground cover. Related Images:
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A New England Garden Grows Quickly
It’s hard to stay inside on computer when the garden is growing so fast- especially with all the rain we’ve had. Allium is a beautiful member of the onion family. It’s also a welcome addition to the garden when azaleas and lilacs fade. Related Images:
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Survivor Plants
I’ve developed certain attitudes about plants overtime that are akin to attitudes about life. Attitudes evolve for a combination of reasons, some inherited, some experiential, some associative and some just whimsical. Related Images:
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