I have had so much to post about that I haven't been able to get back to updating the garden. The fairies have settled in permanently, and I found another door in the kitchen. The weather finally has turned warm to stay, so the landscape has turned verdant green. There are still some flowers in …
Category: Gardening
May on the Veranda
Earlier this month the veranda went through its annual cleaning. I was fairly confident that the pollen onslaught was done, so time to get the veranda in shape for the warmer season. We started with moving a lot of the furniture to one end so we could wash the floor. This is hard work, scrubbing …
Azalea Walk
The azalea island is in full bloom now, and those flowers are bringing out the pollinators in droves. I promised a walk around the azaleas on our property, and here are the pictures. I know I have mentioned this before, white flowers are my favorites. The white azaleas on two bushes did beautifully. The third …
Planting for the Veranda
Lots of plants came home with me over the past week, and this past weekend some of them did get planted. I brought home a flat of torenias, 12 purple and 3 yellow. The purple ones go into the hanging pots for the hummingbirds to enjoy. I did see a hummingbird this week at one …
Mid-April in the Garden
Yesterday was a very busy day for me with a meeting in the morning, and a bunch of errands to do including picking up my torenias from the garden center, checking out the humane society thrift store, and hitting Pier One's sale. Of course, while I was there, I had to get a few more …
Early April in the Garden
April is warm, and sunny, and I am really antsy to get into the garden. But, I know better. The prediction for the next few days is to have overnight lows in the 20s! The last frost date is still a week away, and I am not going to pick up my annuals until next …
March In The Garden
A warm spell made it possible to get out and do some clean up in the garden for the last two weekends. It is still too soon to plant any annuals as our last frost date is mid-April. I did call the garden center and reserve my usual flat of torenias, and I'll pick them …
Blue Ridge Drive
DH and I will be leading a drive for the car club in a couple of weeks, so we needed to drive the route ahead of time to be sure it is still a good route. Roads have a way of closing when you aren't prepared from winter rock slides. So, we got on the …
January Garden 2016
There are only a few things to do in the garden this month. I did want to get some peat pots to go inside my clam shell boxes. I used these last year, but the transplant shock was too much. So, I found some little peat pots to go inside. I'll plant some seeds in …
Dreaming of My Next Garden
As we near the end of the holiday rush, it is still weird to have it so warm outside. But, that only makes me think more of spring and my next garden. Meanwhile my indoor plants are just maintaining, growing a few leaves but not flowering. I think they do not get enough sunlight from …
From My Carolina Home 