I am found of letting things go to seed and collecting from the plants I have grown. I think it is fun and wise to …
Time to Start Collecting Seeds
Summer
Cute Combos
This summer, I have had lots of surprise, cute combo moments. I want to share a few of them with you. This is one of …
The Element of the Sun
Let’s talk a bit about the sun. It is a factor that we use to decide what plants can grow where. Plants are labeled full …
You are an Awfully Pretty Drainage Ditch
“You are beautiful!” We see that so many places, stickers on walls, buildings, posts, signs, etc. It is plastered many places, but you can’t plaster …
Edible Flowers and Leaf Lettuce
I forgot how much I love Johnny Jump Ups and Violas. I started two seed packets of them this winter to interplant with my leaf …
New Garden for Us
We have relocated to Illinois. We are about 40 miles northwest of Chicago in a village called Barrington Hills, horse country. There is a lot …
Heliconias and Gingers
We have really been just torturing ourselves with the house. So the garden blogging as been left a bit to the wayside. When everything gets …
A Few Flower Photos
This year, I really feel the flowers were powerful. Here are just a few blooms that seemed to make my heart skip a beat. The …
A Little Recognition
Mid summer, I sent in some pictures of my personal garden to an “Excellence in Gardening” competition. By September, I found out that I had …
Second Look at Sonya’s Garden
I started Sonya and Amour’s garden last year. You can look at the post to see the difference! I’m so happy to see how well …