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Lust and Envy in the Garden – Edgworthia
There are certain plants that one encounters which stop you in your tracks… so begins Lust and Envy in the garden. Edgeworthia – a woody Native of Japan, China & Nepal – has been my plant fetish,...
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Object of Desire: Prunus mume
It was 2000—the beginning of my garden journey—I attended a Master Garden Conference and one of the many speakers, was showing photos of beautiful woodies—trees and shrubs. Since I had been a...
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Hellebore Time
Under the oaks and pines A plant grows mighty fine. Evergreen, shades of pink, burgundy or lime Blooming ever so sublime Hurray—It’s Hellebore time! My friend Kathy’s yellow Hellebore peaking through...
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Bloom Day – Entwined Gardens
Bloom Day! Camera in hand, an opportunity to ponder… Above a double Kerria a share from my friend Deb. A sweet little girl statue that once resided in ‘Big’s Garden in Chatham, Virginia – a gift from...
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Open Days Progam—Finding Soul—The Yoga Garden
Tucked away below a rocky ridge, a stream slowly bends and flows carving a craggy plateau. Wildlife abounds—sounds of water on rocks, frogs chirping and birds twittering—a wildlife habitat—welcome to...
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – Entwined Gardens
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day! Entwined Gardens – Zone 7B Wake Forest, North Carolina It’s a trifecta for Iris… Usually the Siberian are fist to open in March—not this year with the late freeze. Iris...
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Gratitude from down under
I awoke early—it was Saturday—the second one in March, in anticipation of a spring-like day. With the weather report crisp and a “to do list” a mile long, a whole glorious day planned in the garden to...
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A piece of cake and a slice of pie.
Entwined Garden it is a Cake—a sheet cake—large and cut into sections. The house designed by my engineer husband Phil is on an east west axis back to front and north to south. On the Solstices we...
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Come Fourth! Food, friends and fireworks…
It has been a little tumultuous with Hurricane Arthur blowing up the coast – but today is bright and sunny. We are grateful for Food, Friends and Fireworks… Come Fourth! For our gathering, I decided to...
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Native Places
There are places I remember… One of them was a gem of a garden… the gentle breezes, the blowing table cloths, Secret nooks captured views… the knowledge that someone envisioned a plot of land and...
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The Web We Weave
Walking through my Zone 8 Garden, pondering the web we weave… My wise friend Hilda always cautions with a kind voice, “Be careful what you wish for…” Like most things in life, an action causes a ripple...
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Just Hanging
Yesterday happened upon this colony hanging off a branch of a blueberry bush. Yellow Necked Caterpillar Datana larvae My research shows they have voracious appetites, so might have to relocate… Now is...
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What’s in Your Wagon?
I think Spring is finally here…The cool sounds of birds chirping…Nests with eggs… Thought it time to spruce up some pots and add some color… Cool Finds Hydrangea ‘BoBo’… A show stopper. Illicium...
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