I do remember the fun of getting out there early to play Santa, making sure Christmas morning was all the family dreamed it would be. Remembering the letters to Santa, the lists and the anticipation has me wondering what we’d put on our lists now if someone were to fulfill our dreams? Here’s mine… Read Article
Tag Archives: gardening
Lost in the Divorce
So I lost a patch of ground I’d come to call ‘mine’ when that marriage ended. But in the decade since then . . . Read Article
when you’re happy i’m happy
Let me know if your Horticulture community is all you want it to be, and if not, where we can improve. Because when you’re happy, I’m happy. Read Article
The Asterization of Amanda
You may wonder if I was born this way or if there was some event that MADE me this tacky.
Bossy Grass Cage Match!
I’m planting 2 kinds of VERY bossy grasses in a small, built-in planter box in my front yard… Which do you think will win?
I Have Sworn Off All Others…
I rarely seek to simplify. Indeed, I’m usually looking to muck up my life a little bit more with each passing day. However, there is now a plant in my life that has made it possible for my to say … Read Article
Crates and Barrow
it’s been almost 4 months since our basement flooded. We are still in the throes of it, somehow.
Why it’s called “Labor Day”…
I have a big weekend planned…. You too?
Optimism? Or Gambling….
Buying dormant Bleeding Hearts in a heat wave in August? I think that’s a show of faith…
Late summer darlings, the Dahlia…
August is a tough time for garden, it’s too soon for fall faves like Asters, Mums and Kale but the summer stuff is…frankly, pooped.
Potting Flowers with Mrs. Livings
Who was it who said…we come from the earth…we return to the earth…and in between…we garden… Well, today I potted flowers. Flowers to line the steps of ours stairs. Flowers to brighten our porch and our patio. Plus, flowers to … Read Article