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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL! I just finished watching the Rose Parade with my mother. It’s a tradition in our family and reminds me of when my grandparents took me when I was a child. We didn’t have tickets to the parade, so my grandfather carried a ladder from their house (which was close […]
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 Indiana, Illinois and Kansas. Visiting Lincoln’s tomb in Springfield, Illinois […]
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, I ran into the house for a basket and got to work, picking […]
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 garden is doing very well. Yesterday, I took a photo of it […]
I absolutely love this time of year. The weather is gorgeous and everything is in bloom. Although the afternoons can get a little hot, the mornings are still cool and a perfect time for a walk through the neighborhood. Now before we leave on our walk, I almost always bring my camera with me, because […]
For those of you who have been nice enough to follow my adventures on our Midwest road trip, this will be my last post. Our last two places that we visited were Hannibal, Missouri where Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) grew up and lastly, Carthage, Missouri, which is located on Route 66 and was the home […]
…of Michigan. You know what? I was raised on the West Coast – of California, that is. I had never visited any of the Great Lakes before. It has been a wonderful treat visiting the West Coast of Michigan. My mother and I are in the midst of a Midwest road trip. We have not […]
Suffered Frost Damage Here in the Southwest, we were hit with a deep freeze this past winter. Temps in my garden fell to 20 degrees F. Now we aren’t strangers to occasional freezes each winter. But what made this one different was that we had 4 successive days of extreme cold. As I drive down […]
Earlier this week, I had a single day full of landscape consults. I enjoy helping people with their plants and landscapes. My second consult of the day was with a couple who had just moved here from Ohio. They had questions about one of the Saguaro cactus, which was leaning a bit as well as […]
A boot planter adds a touch of whimsy to a patio table. Exploring Southwest Garden Style Inspiration I am always on the lookout for new ideas to use in outdoor spaces and on a recent trip to Austin, Texas, I toured 17 different gardens and came away filled with garden inspiration Southwest garden style. Southwest […]
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