For those of us who enjoy digging in the dirt, the cold part of winter is a time for planning. It is a time of thinking about what I'd like to grow in the veggie garden this year, and looking for some new flowers for the perennial beds. Long time readers may recognize this silver …
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A Year at From My Carolina Home, and a plan for next year
Are you a planner? I have to confess that I am not much of one anymore. After spending many years in the business world and the medical field, using complex planners to keep track of appointments, travel arrangements, goals and objectives, this is the last thing I want to do now. For me, quilting, cooking, …
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Cheekwood Gardens
Last month, I accompanied DH on a trip to Nashville for a few days. He had an open afternoon one day, so we went to visit Cheekwood Mansion and Cheekwood Botannical Gardens during the Harvest exhibition. This is a huge estate with an American Country mansion and 55 acres of gardens built in 1929. We …
November in the Garden
November is finally getting cooler, more like real autumn weather. I've been waiting for the right time to plant some bulbs, and finally got the perfect time. It was a cool day earlier in the month, plus the forecast was for rain for the next several days, so I could be sure all the planted …
October in the Garden and a Giveaway
Our weather has continued to be warm through most of the month, not really getting chilly at night until this past weekend. But I know that the garden is winding down, most of the flowers are done. It is time to prepare for some things to come indoors for the winter. One of the plants …
Saving Tomato Seeds
It's time to save seeds from all those wonderful tomatoes coming out of the garden. I remember my grandmother's little seed packets that she made herself using paper envelopes and the seeds from her garden. I remember using them to plant, but I don't remember her drying the seeds in the fall, so I wasn't …
September in the Garden
The garden is winding down, and the hurricane has helped to move things along. A few critters did their share too. DH modified the bird feeder so that less seed would spill into the tray, which made it a bit more difficult for the larger birds like the cardinals to eat. So, feeling sorry for …
A Visit to the Kentucky Arboretum
I finally have a day to post the last of my visit to Lexington, Kentucky. The State Botanical Garden of Kentucky is located on the University of Kentucky campus Arboretum and is open on weekdays. It has a 2-mile paved walking path that I enjoyed early one morning to try to avoid the heat of …
August in the Garden
This has been a really hot and humid August, normally the peak of the heat is gone by now, but not this year. Of course the plants love this, but it means we haven't gone hiking as much as we like. My tomato plant in the pot is finally showing signs of ripening fruit, plus …
Late July in the Garden
It is hard to believe, but I haven't done a post about my garden in a month. There has been a lot going on between the Christmas In July hop and the Safelight Project, but I know some of you like to know what is growing and flowering on our mountain. Today, I'll show you …
From My Carolina Home 