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 …
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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 …
An Early Spring?
Mountain living in winter is usually not the time to see a lot of wildlife, so imagine my surprise in the middle of winter to see this sight in our lower meadow! A sizable flock of robins was stopping by for a visit. Get ready for a picture heavy post with lots of wildlife. Usually …
Making a Meal for our Feathered Friends
Winter finally arrived with some really chilly temperatures and snow! This morning the total is approaching a foot, and it is still coming down. This picture was taken about an hour ago, already 6-8 inches everywhere. The forecast for my area is 12-18! With the leaves gone, our winter view is able to see the …
Winter White
The fullness of the holidays brings lots of decorations beginning with Autumn pumpkins running through Christmas. Pumpkins and pine cones scattered around, and ceramic turkeys get added to for Thanksgiving, then up goes a tree with red and green everywhere. January brings a desire for cleaner lines and less clutter. For years I have done …
Autumn Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Last Saturday was our car club's costume drive, and we had an absolute blast. Our club met up in Asheville, lots of us in funny costumes. We had a great turnout of cars and members. Driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway was just surreal, the colors were so vibrant. I kept snapping off photos as …
Autumn 2015 October views
Autumn is coming late this year, there is still a lot of green left on the trees. A couple of storms have blown leaves off the trees up the mountain while others are just beginning to turn. Several nights in the 30s lately have encouraged a few to show some brilliant color. There are a …
October Garden and more visitors
The leaves are still lagging behind in color, but a few places are starting to show the promise of a glorious autumn. This single tree, a maple, behind our house has turned completely red, while the others around it are just biding their time still green. Out front, the redbud tree is starting a golden …
September in the Garden, the Deer Visit
Temperatures cooling off last week have ended the flowering of some of the plants. All the veggies are done, what little I got from them. I picked up another soil test at the Fair, so I'll be doing another one to see if something has changed that might explain the lack of produce. The plants …
Fun at the NC Mountain State Fair 2015
The Mountain Regional State Fair is in its last weekend, and it was a blast to both enter competitions and attend the fair. This year I went twice, and yes I had to get a corn dog both times. I enjoy so much about this annual event, the heritage crafts, the fun food (no I …
From My Carolina Home 