It’s Garden Bloggers Bloom Day (GBBD) again. Thanks heavens! This is a great reminder for me to post a blog. I’ve been hit-or-miss at posting since I broke my collar bone last spring. It still hasn’t healed completely, and this has really restricted my gardening efforts. Whch has made me loath to blog. Not logical, but true! So the [...]
I took these pictures yesterday morning, on April 15 – Gardener Blogger’s Bloom Day. I didn’t get them posted in time to actually participate in the bloggers bloom day, but I’ll show you anyway. Since today is a rainy day, you may find them especially appealing. Above is the flowering quince, Chaenomeles japonica ‘Texas Scarlet’. Behind [...]
I never used to grow roses because they were fussy flowers with a host of insect and disease problems that had to be dealt with to have success. Regular applications of fertilizer and pest control were mandatory. And while the flowers were beautiful, they came on awkward-looking, thorny plants that were a pain to prune [...]
It was frigid and snowy outside, but in my den it seemed like summer – while going through my garden and plant photos. I spent the entire day working on a presentation for the Tri-State Green Industry Conference, to be held at the Sharonville Convention Center on February 3rd. I had planned to spend the morning [...]
The lovely, sunny days and cool crisp nights that we’ve had in the Cincinnati area this week are perfect for a fall hike, a trip to the pumpkin patch . . . or an afternoon spent in the garden, or renovating the lawn. People who know me well know that I have a love-hate relationship [...]
During the past few weeks I have seen a lot of dead trees and shrubs as a result of the continuing drought conditions in the Cincinnati area. Many other parts of the Midwest and Eastern U.S. are suffering from drought stress, too. One of the most important things we can do now is to get [...]
I’ve been in Michigan the past week. My daughter had an Odyssey of the Mind World Finals competition at Michigan State University – her team, from Ursuline Academy, came in tenth place in the WORLD for her problem! We also spent a few days with my brother in nearby Chelsea, MI. It was interesting staying [...]