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My garden
I love my new fence
It’s such an exciting time in my own garden right now. Not only is everything ripening and in bloom, but we’ve also finally started construction on our backyard project. I don’t blog about my backyard much, and there’s a reason for it: it looks like hell. While I love my front patio, where we spend […]
A good home for houseplants
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About that flower quiz…
I am aDaffodil What Flower Are You? Hanna over at This Garden Is Illegal just posted the meanings behind all the flowers in her now-famous What Flower are You? quiz. It’s amazing how widely the seeds of this quiz have been dispersed. If you haven’t taken it for yourself, do so now. It only takes […]
Spring shopping spree
It’s amazing how quickly you can drop $150 at the nursery. But I got a lot of bang for my buck (see above), and I did it in less than half an hour, all during a business call my husband had to take on our Easter Monday holiday. I apologize for the infrequency of posts […]
Conflict of self-interest
My backyard is having a bit of an identity crisis. It’s not its fault; it’s picking it up from me. I can’t decide what I want it to be. Is it a garden? A farm? Or an outdoor room? When I say, “backyard,” I mean a 180 sq.ft square currently covered in concrete pavers, surrounded […]
Hallelujah, gardening season is upon us!
Even if you’re not into Valentine’s Day, as a gardener, you gotta love it. Sure, it’s still cold and rainy, but the days are getting longer (at least in the Northern Hemisphere). For me, Valentine’s Day marks a turning point: I can stick stuff in the ground. In my USDA Zone 8b garden, I’m planting […]
Schnoopette has expensive taste
I love this orchid, which was a housewarming gift from Ben’s aunt and uncle. It’s a common Moth orchid, or phalaenopsis, and its flowers are so lovely. The petals are fuchsia and shimmery – they remind me of eyeshadow (I know, I’m such a girl). Plus, I even made it bloom again, which is something […]