I checked on the baby birds yesterday and today. This little birdie, desparately crying out for food, was born sometime before yesterday evening. I don't know much about birds so I don't know why the …
Hats in the Garden
The fairy lilies (Zephyranthes sp.) are starting to bloom. Some people call them rain lilies because they tend to bloom after some rain, but I prefer to call them fairy lilies.I don't know if I read …
Dawn Of Summer
Tis June, the dawn of summer, and time to change our mindsets about the garden. We hopefully move from planning what to do in the garden and long task lists of spring chores to enjoying the garden and …
What I Have… Is Yellow
A garden should be more about what you have and what you've done than about what you don't have or haven't done. Gardeners, me included, spend too much time thinking about all that needs to be done …
First Daylilies
The first daylily bloom appeared this morning. It is no doubt a 'Stella D'Oro', which should bloom all summer long to the point that I'll likely not notice them along the edge of my patio after …
Unplanting
Sometimes in the spring there is as much "unplanting" as planting going on. The weeds are just as excited about spring as any other plant and have taken off. They want to get firmly established and if …
