The garden continues to do well for flowers, even though the temperatures are getting a bit warm for our part of the country. Mountain summers rarely reach 90 degrees, but we have had a few days that hot. Most are around 88 in the hottest part of summer, which is now to the end of …
Category: Gardening
Late June Garden 2015
Last Sunday was a wonderful mountain living day, as the temperature cooled to the mid-60s overnight, and I opened every window in the house for a good airing early in the morning. It was cool all day, with a nice breeze to flush out the stale air in the house. Lovely and quiet, gentle wind …
Car Club Drive and Mary Alice’s Garden
Saturday was another perfect day to get together with friends and drive these beautiful mountain roads. We gathered in the parking lot at the new Asheville Outlets. Driving into old Asheville, we encountered tree lined streets with arbor-like avenues. Going up one of the mountains to the east, we stopped to see a beautiful view …
June in the Garden
Two years ago, I planted this lovely Easter lily in the garden after it finished blooming. I was amazed when it actually came up last year and bloomed. It waited until June last year, and again this year. No matter, it is lovely. The first bloom opened a few days ago, while the second one …
A garden for a smile
Sometimes looking at pretty flowers is just what is needed to lift my spirits, especially when standing in a bleep-storm without an umbrella. These are the variegated New Guinea impatiens, finally flowering lovely pink. What is it sometimes, with people you don't really know ascribing feelings to you that aren't even remotely true? Recently, I …
Rhododendrons and Mountain Laurel May 2015
We had a couple of gorgeous rhododendrons blooming this past week. The azaleas are just about done, and this is the next wave of floral beauty. This gorgeous dark pink is behind the house. Those lovely upright flowers and huge leaves give the countryside such color this time of year. Rhodo's are native to this …
Early May Garden 2015
Oh, finally! Spring has taken over, and I am able to do some planting. Even though our last frost date is still over a week away, I feel confident that we won't have one again this month. So, I went to the garden center and picked up my torenias, along with a few other pretties. …
Mid April Azaleas and Dogwood
The azaleas are almost here! I really love the white ones best. We have a lot of azaleas on the property, in white and several shades of pink. I got a few shots of them just coming out. This white one is in full flower, covered in honey bees too. Gorgeous, isn't it? Behind it …
Early April Garden
More things are beginning to bloom, but we still have not passed our last frost date of May 15th. I am really eager now to get the planting started. So much so that I went by Raymonds Garden Center to get my torenias, and Christine told me to wait and pick them up in another …
Re-blooming Amaryllis
Waiting for this amaryllis to bloom again has been a real exercise in patience. Remember it was January that I showed you the beginning. Get ready, this post is picture heavy!! This was early January. Just a couple of new shoots of leaves coming alive. It took until late February for the bud to show. …
From My Carolina Home 