It was a nice weekend, and time to get some clean up done. I pick up my torenias next week, and I plan to get some plants for both the garden and the veranda pots. The azaleas are coming into bloom! These white ones are my favorite, and are in the front of the house. …
Category: Gardening
Garden flowers and a walk in the park
Spring finally seems to have arrived, and Easter Sunday was a glorious day, warm and sunny. My garden is coming a bit more alive, and some of the flowers are still going strong. Others are beginning to stir. I am especially impressed with these tulips, still looking good, and the dark purple ones have come …
Spring Flowers 2014
It is almost Easter, and maybe the warmer days are finally here. We had a freeze Tuesday night, and Wednesday night, and the higher mountains north of us got snow. Luckily, the apple crop is probably OK, only losing about 10% of the blooms. This county is a huge apple producer. On the plus …
Planting from the kitchen
Here in the mountains, our last frost date is in mid-May, yet the weather right now is warm enough to dig in the dirt. I really enjoy planting things and watching the flowers bloom. Every year my local garden center plants torenias by the flat for me, and I will pick those up in May. …
April at My Carolina Home
Finally, warm weather!! The trees are taking it to heart and have burst into a perfusion of blooms!! These are weeping cherry trees on a neighbor's property. These are 60-80 feet tall with long fronds of blooms. Beautiful, aren't they? I wish I could capture that shade of pink, it is a pale cherry pink, …
Saturday Hike and the Eyecatchers quilts
It was a lovely day in the 60s, so DH and I set off again to hike our beautiful mountains. I had a special destination in mind this time, as the Folk Art Center near Asheville was having a wonderful quilt exhibit. I wanted to see the show after the hike, so from the Folk …
Early Garden
Walking around outside today in the sunlight, it is about 66 degrees and calm. It is so quiet, like the season is holding its breath for a moment while the flowers get ready. A couple have started to show their faces. These are the crocus flowers that were mostly closed and dusted with snow, was …
A Promise of Spring
As I poured a hot cup of coffee this morning, I opened the shade on the window over the kitchen sink and saw a scene of quiet beauty. Overnight there had been a light snow, like the world had been dusted with powdered sugar. This happens several times each winter in our part of the …
From My Carolina Home 