The blooming season just goes on and on here. Two years ago I received a white lily around Easter and when it finished blooming, I put it in the garden. It bloomed last year and again this year. Although it is well past Easter! Last week two of the flowers were out. It has three …
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Working in the Garden in June
Last week I finally got to the garden center to pick up the rest of the veggie plants I wanted. I got three more tomato plants, one a purple heirloom, a couple of peppers, several herbs and a few more flowers. The trunk was full. Nothing beats a homegrown tomato topped with fresh picked basil, …
A Perfect Picnic
We have picnics quite often here in the lovely mountains where we live. We go to lots of shows and festivals through the summer and autumn, sometimes to show our car, and sometimes just to drive someplace pretty, or hike to a waterfall. We mostly enjoy just getting outside, seeing beautiful places and enjoying the …
Late May Morning
It is the last day of May, everywhere the garden and land are all so green!! The view this morning is sunny and bright. Last weekend, hubby and I got out on the veranda to scrub it down. No sense in doing this until the forsythias and azaleas are done blooming due to the layer …
A walk along the river
Last weekend was busy, but we made time to take a breather along the Broad River near Chimney Rock, NC. Sometimes you just have to stop, take in the beauty that is on this earth and breathe. Beautiful, isn't it? Spring is really coming along, the trees are greening up, as the flowers are changing …
Planting the Pots
I picked up my torenias this morning. They look hardy and healthy as usual. It was like a holiday at the garden center with so many flowers and colorful displays. I've been talking up the torenias around here for years, the hummingbirds love them and I don't have to mess with a feeder. I even …
Weekend in the Garden
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. …
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 …
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, …
From My Carolina Home 