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 …
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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 …
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 …
January 2015 Garden
It is cold outside and not much is happening in the outside garden, but inside, there are new things happening. The violets apparently like their new bit of soil and feeding, new leaves are appearing. New leaves are shooting up from my sage plant too. I have high hopes for this amaryllis. My mother in …
July Garden
The next wave of blooms have appeared to share with you. The hostas in the front are just beautiful now. I love these purple blooms. There are so many of them, such a nice display around the huge tree in the front. The wild honeysuckle is coming into bloom now, and fills the air with …
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. …
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
“A stone path led beneath an arbor of ancient roses with arthritic joints. The temperature cooled as they crossed the garden’s threshold. The overall impression was one of darkness and gloom. And quiet, an odd, still quiet. Even the noise of the irrepressible sea seemed dulled in here. It was as if the grounds within …
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 …
From My Carolina Home 