I'm a fan of blue! Kiki, the lovely garden blogger at Awake With Charm and Spirit, had a wonderful idea to have bloggers post their 'blues'. Bluebeard (Caryopteris 'Longwood Blue')  Wow, what a bunch of beautiful, bright, light, soft, subtle,...

Gardening Gone Wild is sponsoring their final photography contest for 2009, appropriately entitled 'End of the Line'. My photo shows the last of the color on the tip of a leafless branch, surrounded by other remaining (colorless) leaves. To me, it...

I feel grateful this Thanksgiving, do you? I posted this poem last year at this time, and think it's appropriate again this year. Take a look...Grateful I believe every person and experience in my life has taught me something--whether good, or...

It's mid-November. What's blooming in my yard? Every month on the 15th, garden bloggers around the world visit Carol, at May Dream Gardens, to post mid-month photos from their gardens. This post marks the one year anniversary of my first time...

Two days ago, I took a walk through my neighborhood. I walked down to the pond which is near our neighborhood pool. The pond area is stocked with fish and our association has taken time to put in plants for year round beauty, and for erosion control....