Entries by arizonaplantlady@gmail.com

A Christmas Garden Bouquet and a Delicious Treat

Okay, so how are you all doing in getting ready for the holidays?  Are you sipping apple cider in front of your Christmas tree and enjoying seeing all of the gifts you bought, already wrapped and ready for Christmas morning? OR are still shopping and trying to find the perfect gift for that person who […]

Morning Surprise and Evening Beauty

This morning, we woke up to very unusual weather.  I guess I should clarify the statement and add that the weather occurrence was unusual for the Arizona desert.  We woke up to heavy fog.  Not just regular light fog, but heavy fog. You may be saying at this point….what is the big deal???  Well you […]

Christmas To-Do List….

Oh, I just love Christmas time.  Ask my friends or family and they will tell you that I live for this time of year.  I start on putting up our beautiful (okay, artificial) tree as soon as the Thanksgiving dishes are washed and put away.  I love real Christmas trees and their incredible fragrance, but […]

Blue Booties, Hot Wheels and Christmas Decorations….

All three of these items played a part in how I spent my Saturday.  As I mentioned in previous posts, I spent Saturday over at Double S Farms which was one of the stops featured in the second annual Tour de Coops, which is a tour of chicken coops along with some vegetable gardens. Okay, […]

An Empty Linen Closet and Warm Plants

You would think that living in the larger Phoenix area means that we do not get cold weather.  That is what I thought….before I moved here.  I was surprised to find that we get quite a bit colder in the winter then Southern California where I grew up. Well, the cold weather has certainly arrived […]

Thanksgiving, The Aftermath and Salad?

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We had a great time with my in-laws, my brother and sister-in-law and my two new nephews.  All in all, we had 18 people at our house.   I may have mentioned before that I am a planner.  Whenever possible love to prepare ahead of time, so I […]

A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That….

I imagine that many of you are busy this week with the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.  My kids love that they only have to go to school for three days this week.  As I mentioned before, I am hosting Thanksgiving this year at our house for my in-laws and my brother and sister-in-law and their two […]

A Beautiful Centerpiece for November’s MGB

Wow….it is hard to believe that it is time for November’s Monthly Garden Bouquet.  I remember last month’s bouquet like it was yesterday.  What is it about the holidays that seems to speed up our perception of time? I am busy getting ready for Thanksgiving since it will be held at my house.  We typically […]

Love Butterflies AND Ladybugs? A Great Gift Idea….

Monday morning found me and my husband enjoying one of our favorite outings…..to our local Costco store.  We both love going there but for very different reasons.  I love the book and DVD section while my husband loves to taste all the samples of food that he can find. His love for the food samples […]

A Sea of Green in my Vegetable Garden

One of the many things that I love about living in the desert southwest, is the ability to grow vegetables 12 months of the year.  Now I have mentioned before that I grew vegetables during college as part of required classwork out in a field owned by the school.  I have instructed clients how to […]