As gardeners, most of us are used to finding surprises in the garden. Some are welcome and some are not. Yesterday, as I walked outside in my front garden, I was greeted by the following sight…. Aren’t these flowers just beautiful? I would love to share with you the story of how I discovered the […]
The sun has set in our vegetable garden. For the past few months, our sunflowers have brightened up the garden with their sunny faces. Sunflowers Garden It seems like just yesterday that my daughter, Ruthie and I planted the seeds (actually it was March). We planted them near the fence so that it would be […]
It is hard to believe that their story began just this last February. To be honest, I have been fascinated with their progress and eagerly awaiting the day when our patience would be rewarded. Of course, I am talking about the newest residents of Double S Farms…Ramona, Flo, Lucy and Effie. It seems like just […]
Yesterday evening, I started to see the signs…. Gusty winds, thunder clouds, the smell of rain in the air and raindrops starting to fall. A monsoon storm was on it’s way. Monsoon storm, Clouds gathering over my house and Eucalyptus tree. When I first moved to the desert southwest from California, I was quite surprised […]
I asked this question years ago, to a room full of people as I was giving my first landscape presentation. I was quite nervous as I began my presentation, but once I asked the question, “Raise your hand if you have ever killed a plant,” almost everyone raised their hands. A few people also laughed […]
I absolutely love to travel and one of my favorite destinations is Europe. Unfortunately, I have not been able to visit in recent years, but my daughter and her husband were able to travel there this summer and visited three different countries – France, Germany and Italy. Love to travel When they returned, I couldn’t […]
This has not been a very fun summer for me or our family. We have been largely confined to our home as our son, Kai, recovers from hip surgery. I have written about his journey which you can read here if you like. Well, we received some great news from the doctor 2 weeks ago…Kai […]
Hello Everyone! It is hard to believe that it is already time for July Monthly Garden Bouquet (MGB). The summer seems to be flying by. Soon my kids will be back in school and I will be able to get back to blogging more regularly and commenting on your posts 🙂 I miss my normal […]
Who doesn’t like Queen’s Wreath Vine? I have a renewed appreciation for my Queen’s Wreath Vine, also known as Antigonon leptopus. In the garden during the summer months it is fabulous. Now, I realize that there are some who do enjoy the satisfaction of working hard with their plants. The last thing I want to do […]
This is the conclusion to a story that I wrote back in January about a dog and her battle with ‘forbidden fruit’. Sodapop, who belongs to my youngest sister, Chicken Farmer, and her family – is the main character of this story. Sodapop is the daughter of my dog, Missy (that really has nothing to […]
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