In just a few days, I will be boarding a plane with my mother as we embark on our second road trip together. Last year, we toured the Midwest.  We started in Holland, Michigan and ended up in Springfield, Missouri. On the way, we visited…

Earlier this week, I stepped into my new vegetable garden and was pleasantly surprised to discover that my bush beans were ready to be picked. I was so excited. You really have to look underneath the leaves to see the beans. So,…

This weekend, I spent a lot of time out in my vegetable gardens.  I harvested carrots, the last of the cauliflower, herbs and green beans. I am still amazed at how much I enjoy working in the garden, growing vegetables. My new vegetable…

Last time we 'talked', I was showing you a Butterfly / Hummingbird Garden that I was asked to work on. "Creating a Butterfly / Hummingbird Garden" As I promised, here is the photo of the finished project... Butterfly / Hummingbird…

Do you like butterflies and hummingbirds?  It's hard to find someone who doesn't. Hummingbird at the Living Desert in Palm Desert, CA Over 13 years ago, I was working for a golf course management company.  At that time,…

I like to include flowers in my vegetable garden. I could say that the reason is that they attract pollinators, which in turn help to fertilize my vegetables. But, the real reason is that I think they are just pretty. Every year,…

I enjoy growing nasturtiums in my vegetable garden every spring. They come in a varying colors of orange and yellow. They also did very well in my containers. Now that the weather is heating up, they are beginning to fade…

I have really enjoyed growing cauliflower this year. But, we have an awful lot of it.  Much more then we can eat. And even though my kids will eat it....I'm afraid if they see it at every meal that they will soon get very tired…

Old rose bush that came with our first house. *You can tell by the hair and clothes that this was the 90's.