People often think of Spring as a time of for cleansing…not only “Spring Cleaning” the house, but cleaning the body as well. I think of fall as another time of “beginnings”, parents are sending their children back to school and have time to start projects they couldn’t do during the summer months; churches are starting [...]
The nights are getting cooler, and the days shorter. There is a touch of color on some of the trees, just a hint, making the tops look like paint brushes of orange and red. I went out and purchased some plants today in preparation for the fall season…a few huge, beautiful Mums and a few [...]
When I garden, I like to be comfortable, and there is nothing like a nice pair of jeans and comfortable shirt for anything I like to do outside. [No, that's not me to the picture to left...maybe 30 years ago, but not now ] It’s also horse-country where we live, we have a few stables [...]
It’s late summer now, and the children in the neighborhood are back in school. Mine are grown now, so it is always a surprise when fall seems to arrive so quickly. What does fall mean to the gardener? It can mean an end to gardening, or it can be a beginning! I enjoyed the following [...]
This little picture is one variety out of many of the Passion Flower, Passifloria incarnata L. It is a perennial vine, and is native to America. It has large, beautiful flowers, though the photo here is small, and a berry-like fruit. Scientific Information – It was listed in the National Formulary from 1916-1936. Though thorough [...]
