It is now just few days since I decided to start the “yard” project. I did take pictures to share with you as I go along. This week I decided my cedars are in desperate need of assistance. I have one row on the east side are Juniper, which are very happy and doing well. [...]

 I decided to clean up my yard. I mean clean it up! Let me explain. For the past two seasons I have been preoccupied with getting a college degree. That is coming to an end on July 25th and I came out from under my cloud long enough to see that my yard is horrible. [...]

I have a whole row of red amaryllis and when they bloomed this year look at the volunteer I did not know was there!!!

As I ponder spring cleaning in the gardens, weeding and planting I am delighted that this year we had a lot of rain and the trees and flowers are a bloom. Never have I seen so many Azaleas breaking out! The wild Wisteria climbing through the trees, sprinkled with dogwood, pink or white blooms abound! [...]

One of the mistakes made this time of year is that we gardeners want to get out there and start digging, planting, pruning, you name it! While right now is a good time to prune winter plants, winter is not over! Those plants at your local garden shop are filling the shelves but it isn’t [...]

I recently received my January 2010 Better Homes and Garden magazine. As I was browsing the pages I came across an article on Orchids. Off I went to see how my Den Burana (Pink) is fairing this winter. It looks healthy enough but I realized that I need to give it some TLC. And in [...]