May has arrived, and you may notice that your container plants aren’t looking to hot right now. Petunias, pansies and snapdragons usually start to dry out and droop as the weather approaches the century mark. It is time to switch out your winter flowering annuals for those that can handle our summer sun and heat. This […]
Well, as I mentioned in my last post, the butterflies have emerged from their chrysalis. We have been raising caterpillars that came with a butterfly raising kit which was a Christmas gift for my daughter. You can read about the caterpillars growth here and their moving day here once they formed their chrysalis. The caterpillars […]
Mexican Evening Primrose (Oenothera berlanderi syn. Oenothera speciosa) Aren’t these flowers just lovely? I do love pink flowers. Our local big box nursery had quite a few of these on display over the weekend. Mexican Evening Primrose is a groundcover the produces beautiful pink flowers in the spring. They are drought tolerant and hardy to […]
The other day, I was on my way to the store when I saw something in the distance in our local park that was out of the ordinary. I was pretty sure that I knew what it was as I had seen this before and so, I drove nearer. Can you see it? There is […]
I am sure that many of you have been on the edge of your seats for the next installment of my youngest daughter’s butterfly raising adventures 😉 In case you missed it, you can read the first installment here. We have been waiting for the caterpillars to form their chrysalis so that we could take […]
I have always been an avid of reader of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia books and was fortunate to have been able to visit his home and gardens in Oxford, where he wrote all of his books. I shared my visit in an earlier post, which you can read here. Rosie, of LeavesnBloom recently wrote […]
This is my favorite time of year in the garden. You may be saying, of course it is….it is spring after all. Isn’t that everybody’s favorite time? Well, there is another reason. This time of year I cannot go outside without coming back inside with a yellow flower or two in my hair. Desert Museum […]
My youngest daughter received something very interesting in the mail earlier this week and she wanted me to share it with you. Butterfly kit Can you tell what it is? You may have to enlarge the photo. Caterpillars! Okay, I admit that they look a little gross. There are 5 caterpillars in each container. Why […]
Imagine a family farm where crops had been grown for years in their fields. Then a developer comes in and buys the property in order to build houses on it. Many of us have seen this happen often where we live. A farmer sells his fields and new homes or a parking lot with stores […]
My April bouquet is a humble one, but special to me because it is my last tribute to spring. By this time next month, my garden will be full of summer blooms. My purple Violas had been blooming for me since October. Their pretty faces greet me each day by my front door. The sweet, […]
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