Saturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.14 ~ How you do April
2017 2018 10 degrees at this time of year makes a big difference. They updated the forecast for next week forecast (thank goodness!) because it was previously showing night temps in the upper twenties...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.20 ~ May Musings
It’s been a soggy week. Rain every day except Friday which was overcast, but at least no constant drip or shower.It’s May! It’s not been the best May, but it’s a better May than last May. It’s been...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.24 ~ The 'C' Word
Let’s start with the weird disease sounding flower, ClematisClematis fever is quite catching… as you can tell by the variety blooming in my garden. Please, don’t ask me their names because their tags...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.26 ~ The B Word
** WARNING WARNING — THIS DIARY CONTAINS PHOTOS THAT SOME MAY FIND (FILL IN THE BLANK) ** I really wanted to present this diary without the warning. For most gardeners, the B word comes naturally to...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.31 ~ Seed Selfies
No matter how I plan, I can never resist encouraging self-seeders to grow and thrive. And I have many that sprout up on their own… a lot! This does interfere with better garden planning as I always...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol.14.35 Seasons Change....
Good Morning, Y’all!Seasons, they are a changing… I basically have two seasons per year: Tomato/pepper season and Bama Football Season. My tomatoes and peppers are winding down, and I’m smelling...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.36 ~ Wild Cats in the Garden
Two years ago, I wrote a diary on raising monarch caterpillars inside. It was a thrilling and magical journey.This year, like last year, I let the monarchs be monarchs outdoors. I can firmly state...
View ArticleSeptember 11, 2018
In the first non-political memorial in some years, the event at Point Lookout, NY was quietly presented as the mist and fog rolled in. This year’s presentation, now that the Town of Hempstead has...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 13.44 ~ Pondering in November
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Turquoise teeth and lavender earsRed skirts and pink gownsRare magenta pearls and the common whiteA unicorn horn is...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging ~ Vol 14.3: I'm dreaming of a....
It's right around this time of year as I start to notice and feel the days lengthening and then I get those idgies… I want to get out and see what's growing, even if temperatures here are still...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging ~ Vol 14.07: the Season of Meh!
Usually February is the month most of us here on Long Island, NY, think of as the “worst” month. Unpredictable, cold, likely the worst snow month. Well… so far it’s been a fairly warmish February and...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol.14.10 ~ I hate it when the groundhog is...
So... second nor’easter within a week… Thank goodness, this one was a bust! That is, at least in my neck of the woods on the south shore of Long Island. My sister in NJ got about 10” of wet heavy...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.14 ~ How you do April
2017 2018 10 degrees at this time of year makes a big difference. They updated the forecast for next week forecast (thank goodness!) because it was previously showing night temps in the upper twenties...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.20 ~ May Musings
It’s been a soggy week. Rain every day except Friday which was overcast, but at least no constant drip or shower.It’s May! It’s not been the best May, but it’s a better May than last May. It’s been...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.24 ~ The 'C' Word
Let’s start with the weird disease sounding flower, ClematisClematis fever is quite catching… as you can tell by the variety blooming in my garden. Please, don’t ask me their names because their tags...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.26 ~ The B Word
** WARNING WARNING — THIS DIARY CONTAINS PHOTOS THAT SOME MAY FIND (FILL IN THE BLANK) ** I really wanted to present this diary without the warning. For most gardeners, the B word comes naturally to...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.31 ~ Seed Selfies
No matter how I plan, I can never resist encouraging self-seeders to grow and thrive. And I have many that sprout up on their own… a lot! This does interfere with better garden planning as I always...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol.14.35 Seasons Change....
Good Morning, Y’all!Seasons, they are a changing… I basically have two seasons per year: Tomato/pepper season and Bama Football Season. My tomatoes and peppers are winding down, and I’m smelling...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol 14.36 ~ Wild Cats in the Garden
Two years ago, I wrote a diary on raising monarch caterpillars inside. It was a thrilling and magical journey.This year, like last year, I let the monarchs be monarchs outdoors. I can firmly state...
View ArticleSeptember 11, 2018
In the first non-political memorial in some years, the event at Point Lookout, NY was quietly presented as the mist and fog rolled in. This year’s presentation, now that the Town of Hempstead has...
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