I thought I would treat you to a variety of ‘blooms’ for December. These first few photos were taken in my neighborhood. I left this grouping of Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ with its blooms stand because I think the dead blooms are stunning. This picture was taken a few weeks ago (although taken in December would [...]
Inspired by Benjamin’s fantastic photos of ice-fog in Frog or Icog? at The Deep Middle, I decided to see what I could find of interest in my ice-coated garden this morning. Our first sunrise in over a week is quickly starting the melting process, just in time to clear away the traces of yesterday’s sleet [...]
So, you’ve heard me talk about ‘when I talk a walk in my neighborhood’ scenarios before in describing certain things that I notice. Once again, and it never fails, each fall when I’m out for a daily walk, I see piles of leaves neatly arranged on curbs, waiting for the township to come and funnel [...]
The promise of spring, the bounty of summer, and the rich colors of autumn—it’s easy to love gardening during the milder months. The winter months (at least for those of us who don’t live in Austin) are more challenging to be cheerful about, but they have one big feature in their favor: the arrival of [...]
I’ve tried out and enjoyed many kinds of fences in my gardens over the years. In my last garden, I ended up with a variety of styles, from Screen Fencing picket fencing. But because they were all either white or green, they all seemed to work together. Not long before I decided to sell that [...]