There is a lot of talk about honey bees in our part of town, but there are 4000 types of bees in the United States. Our friend Cynthia has been working with two of those bee families – Mason bees and Leaf-cutters. Both of these bees are solitary bees. Those bees are living on her porch, where my husband and I got to learn something about these bees. (more…)
On this Garden Bloggers Bloom Day I open with shining gold, but there is more to it.
The wood poppy has been showing off its golden flowers for a couple of weeks now. It has increased in size since I planted it four years ago. (more…)
Spring is arriving with some energy. The garden in the back of our house is now joyful and I’m admiring this golden bleeding heart. (more…)
It had been raining, lots of rain, for 24 hours. Please notice that we have managed to keep most of the garden plants out of the water. Ever since we started our garden we have been bringing good Martin’s Soil home to create raised beds that make it possible to have flowers and shrubs. (more…)
All these ladies are Louise – but in the middle of their titles. First is Great-Gran (Pat); Gran (Diane); Mom (Trish) and PENNY, a new member of the family. (more…)
My grape hyacinths began blooming 4 days ago, (you all know they have been green all winter) and I was delighted. The clump I had planted three years ago had grown and given me a very nice group. BUT there was a big surprise this year. Look closely and see that there are a number of extra grape hyacinths blooming here and there! (more…)
I am getting off well at this Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day with Grape Hyacinths. As you may know, you plant these bulbs in the fall, and that is how I started. However, I enjoyed seeing the hyacinths come up in the spring, and was not surprised that the flowers and greenery died in mid-summer. But THEN – the greenery comes up late in the summer and lives green through the winter, into the spring, and into Bloom Time. I was surprised, but am happy with this system. (more…)
