I was planting flowers last Spring (here it is Fall again) and broke a stem off one of my plants. Well, rather than throw it away, I decided to stick it in the ground and give it a chance. I watered it with vitamin water to assist it in growing roots. More than once either
In our yard, 3 Rose of Sharon plants sprang up a few years ago. I thought at first they came from the neighbor’s yard, except they don’t have any Rose of Sharon plants. Interestingly enough, there are two white ones and one white one with a red center. Who knows where they came from?! A
Well, we’ve had yet another windy day here in our neck of the woods. (Feels like the 487th day of March!) I’ve stayed out in it for the most part, but I’m not a big fan of wind. It burns my eyes and stirs up allergies. Yet, the dog, cat and I still prefer to
Phil has been working on a yard project that has been on the back burner for years. Each year we would like to do something to the center area of our back yard that used to be a vegetable garden for my mom. We are not in a place to maintain a vegetable garden, so
It’s the time of the year to get plants into the ground. It’s also the time of the year to watch out for freeze warnings. So many things to consider. Do I plant? Do I wait? Do I plant it here? Do I plant there? Will it get sufficient water? Will it be too tall
So, as we look at March we think about St. Patrick’s Day and shamrocks, a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and everything smothered in green. I discovered that shamrocks are clovers with 3 leaves! I thought it was 4! Apparently, the 3-leafed clover, the shamrock abounds everywhere. It grows in big