A couple of days ago my husband and I strolled across the Shelburne, MA, Bridge of Flowers which attracts people from many of the US States – but we can visit these wonderful flowers from May until the last days of October. (more…)
The month of June brings us lovely roses. Our small dry spot gives us an array of different types of roses and one of the best is Drift Peach roses. They will bloom into the fall and keep me very happy. The space for our roses is not very large, but we have many beauties. (more…)
This book by Neil Lucas has opened up a whole world for me. I don’t think I ever looked at grass as anything beyond mowing the lawn. But this book has opened my eyes. I didn’t think of rain gardens as an important “garden” until a new local building arranged for small vegetable gardens with some deeper water spots that would save heavy rains. I didn’t know there was Miscanthus or Feather Reed Grass. I didn’t know about beautiful Penniestum grass. But Neil is giving me a chance to learn a lot about Grasses. (more…)
Spring has finally arrived with the beautiful flowers in the Garden. We begin with the Rose Bed. The Alchemist rose was bred by Benjamin Cant & Sons in1973. There is a blend of coppery shades and apricot with fragrant flowers. It is about 5 feet tall. (more…)
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…)
