I have not dug up my bulbs at the end of the summer for years because all of them are coming up fine each year, just where I’d like them to. But one of these years I’m going to want to redo my bulb garden. I understand after many years in the garden, they gradually [...]
With hurricane Irene bearing down on us, I am concerned the wind in our trees and flooding over my gardens. We shouldn’t have flooding, but occasionally do because of poor drainage yet to be repaired by our township…supposedly before winter…we’ll see how likely that is to happen, but I’m hopeful. The terrain in the [...]
A few weeks ago my Mom was here to stay for a couple of days, and she has always loved sitting out in the sun. She never gave a lot of thought to whether it would give her skin cancer or not, but never spent time laying on beaches for hours at a time either. [...]
This weekend has been a battle with the little insects that think of my plants and flowers as delicacies. We have had a very wet spring and early summer, so the slugs are thriving and the mosquitoes are biting. I thought we were doing a pretty good job keeping up with these little critters, and [...]
I love animals, and think Deer are among the most beautiful and gentle looking creatures there are. We see them frequently around this area as it is very wooded, as well as bears, raccoons, squirrels, and you name it, we have it! My tulips are beginning to put out their buds, and when they flower [...]
