Yippee! It's Monday and I am finally participating in this lovely meme started by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. For those of you seeing this for the first time, each week, gardeners fill a vase with something beautiful from their gardens, snaps some photos and then write a post about it titled, "In A Vase …
Category: Spring flowers
Fall Gardening: It’s all about that base, er… those bulbs!
One of the more fetching things (or shall I say people) I learned of during the garden show season last March, was a Dutch woman who has mastered a fresh approach to planting bulbs in the garden. Jacqueline van der Kloet doesn’t do the standard daffodil/tulip thing - which is to plant intense, monochromatic clumps of …
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‘Bowl of Beauty’ (Peony) In The Garden
Peonies are a favorite plant for me. I've even dreamed of owning a Peony farm before... and I'm not alone as I see many garden bloggers with peony-centric posts this time of year! What's not to love when considering rich color, luscious blooms and easy care? Yes, the glorious blooms are short-lived (maybe sort of like …
The May Garden Means Bodacious Blooms, Tasty Greens And So Much More…
I really can't figure out which is my favorite month of the garden. I Iove April because of all the wonderful plant awakenings (beautiful foliage everywhere) and the TULIPS! But now that it is May, I love the BIG blooms of peonies and irises, the constant supply of greens and the happy promises of so much …
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Above Average Spring Brings Beautiful Blooms to Boise
Oh my, Spring is here in the Intermountain West! The lovely - and more than typical rain in March has lead to some lovely April blooms. The absence of heavy frosts and daily wind has been heavenly! In fact, I'll venture to say it has been an above average Spring for gardeners! It is easy to …
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Free Contentment Offered at Public Gardens Today
Go on, cancel your morning....bag your lunch meeting....or change your afternoon plans and get to a public garden. Today is the one day this year you can stroll amongst a treasured public garden of your liking for FREE! Today is National Public Gardens day! A beautiful Spring day is made into a GREAT Spring day …
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A Difficult Start, But Plants & Gardeners Don’t Give in Easily
April has come and gone and this means we are at mid-Spring. For a quick recap of early Spring I'll write one word - 'difficult'. Difficult for gardeners anyway, (farmers too I'm betting) and who's been waiting longer or more anxiously for its arrival!The primary problem with this early Spring (around Boise, ID ) has …
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May Blooms Boom!
Happy Garden Bloggers Bloom Day to Everyone! Thanks for stopping by and special thanks to Carol at May Dreams for hosting this garden meme where gardeners from around the world post what is blooming in their garden on the 15th of each month. Thanks Carol! The bigger blooms in my garden are just starting to boom! Irises and …
‘First Cuts’ From the Garden
Last weekend the weather was beautiful and the weekend was even more beautiful because we enjoyed the 'first cuts' from the garden. Fresh greens...tender, light and so delicious. Some of Johnny Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds arugula came from a small section of a spring pot I planted few weeks ago. I like to mix edibles with …
Tulip Times
April is a fabulous time for admiring tulips. Each time a spot of brilliant color or a dab of a creamy pastel catches your eye it could very well be a tulip with its easy sway saying hello to you. Tulips are one of my favorite bulbs and easily my first choice in spring flowers. …
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