Signs Of Life!

Signs Of Life!

I love spring! A quick headcount in the borders has revealed the first thick shoots of two white Bleeding Hearts and four purple ones – which is all of them present and accounted for! Daffodils, Crocuses and Snowdrops are popping

Signs Of Life!

Signs Of Life!

I love spring! A quick headcount in the borders has revealed the first thick shoots of two white Bleeding Hearts and four purple ones – which is all of them present and accounted for! Daffodils, Crocuses and Snowdrops are popping

My Vintage Apartment

My Vintage Apartment

I’ve been lurking here a long time. Never got brave enough to post until now. I recently posted my apartment to my blog (its actually a food blog I just didn’t stop at my kitchen) and figured I’d post here

My Vintage Apartment

My Vintage Apartment

I’ve been lurking here a long time. Never got brave enough to post until now. I recently posted my apartment to my blog (its actually a food blog I just didn’t stop at my kitchen) and figured I’d post here

I has tiny tomatoes

I has tiny tomatoes

Taste wise they were well worth waiting for. The plums are Roma the size of ping pong balls, and the others are Marglobe, about half usual size.

I has tiny tomatoes

I has tiny tomatoes

Taste wise they were well worth waiting for. The plums are Roma the size of ping pong balls, and the others are Marglobe, about half usual size.

Pics and questions

Pics and questions

I went to Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia yesterday. Took some pics while I was there and just thought I’d share! I also have a couple questions (under the cut). Can anyone tell me what these two are:

Pics and questions

Pics and questions

I went to Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia yesterday. Took some pics while I was there and just thought I’d share! I also have a couple questions (under the cut). Can anyone tell me what these two are:

begonia woes

begonia woes

Hi all, My boyfriend’s having trouble with a begonia plant I gave him awhile back, and I’m hoping I can get some tips on how to revive it! It has powdery mildew – sprayed with milk, baking soda + water,

begonia woes

begonia woes

Hi all, My boyfriend’s having trouble with a begonia plant I gave him awhile back, and I’m hoping I can get some tips on how to revive it! It has powdery mildew – sprayed with milk, baking soda + water,

A while back I promised roses and peonies.

A while back I promised roses and peonies.

And here they are. It rained about three inches in the past three days so everyone is a little waterlogged. I figured I had better get these pics before they completely keel over. Black spot is going to be bad

A while back I promised roses and peonies.

A while back I promised roses and peonies.

And here they are. It rained about three inches in the past three days so everyone is a little waterlogged. I figured I had better get these pics before they completely keel over. Black spot is going to be bad

Pollinators… got ‘em?

Pollinators… got ‘em?

I was in Maine when I saw some really cute Mason Bee houses it’s for the Blue Orchard Bee, photo taken at Thuya Gardens, Asticou Terraces in Bar Harbor, Maine (GORGEOUS GROUNDS, btw!! LOTS of hummingbirds) has anyone tried attracting

Pollinators… got ‘em?

Pollinators… got ‘em?

I was in Maine when I saw some really cute Mason Bee houses it’s for the Blue Orchard Bee, photo taken at Thuya Gardens, Asticou Terraces in Bar Harbor, Maine (GORGEOUS GROUNDS, btw!! LOTS of hummingbirds) has anyone tried attracting

Plant I.D.

Plant I.D.

At this new house there are a lot of odd, various plants scattered around that I have no idea what they are. I live in North Alabama, Zone 7. I fought this plant for a while but backed off when

Plant I.D.

Plant I.D.

At this new house there are a lot of odd, various plants scattered around that I have no idea what they are. I live in North Alabama, Zone 7. I fought this plant for a while but backed off when

home decor on the cheap

home decor on the cheap

I’m always looking for deals. I love to decorate, but I hate to spend the money :( Our bedroom has been an ongoing project for me. I’m constantly looking for little things to put in it. (click for larger) This

home decor on the cheap

home decor on the cheap

I’m always looking for deals. I love to decorate, but I hate to spend the money :( Our bedroom has been an ongoing project for me. I’m constantly looking for little things to put in it. (click for larger) This

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Pictures below the cut that beg your suggestions! So, hubby-darling and I recently relocated to beautiful North Carolina. We traded our crazy gigantic rental home in Arizona for a squeezy little townhouse, which, by the way, I actually prefer. It’s

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Design Dilemma (With Pictures!)

Pictures below the cut that beg your suggestions! So, hubby-darling and I recently relocated to beautiful North Carolina. We traded our crazy gigantic rental home in Arizona for a squeezy little townhouse, which, by the way, I actually prefer. It’s

Um… What kind of tree is this?

Um… What kind of tree is this?

I should know this! No closeups of the leaves, sadly. They have little teeth on the edges like elm leaves. This is in Houston, TX.

Um… What kind of tree is this?

Um… What kind of tree is this?

I should know this! No closeups of the leaves, sadly. They have little teeth on the edges like elm leaves. This is in Houston, TX.

Relinquished garden :(

Relinquished garden :(

I’m so pissed. I’ve had a week to deal with this, and I’m still incredibly angry. My brand-new neighbors are reclaiming the flower beds in front of their apartment which I’ve been caring for over the last 9 months. It’s

Relinquished garden :(

Relinquished garden :(

I’m so pissed. I’ve had a week to deal with this, and I’m still incredibly angry. My brand-new neighbors are reclaiming the flower beds in front of their apartment which I’ve been caring for over the last 9 months. It’s

It’s amazing what people throw out

It’s amazing what people throw out

So I found this mini BBQ in the trash. I walked by it a couple of times before grabbing it, looked it over and saw that it had no holes or anything in it. The grill was a little bit

It’s amazing what people throw out

It’s amazing what people throw out

So I found this mini BBQ in the trash. I walked by it a couple of times before grabbing it, looked it over and saw that it had no holes or anything in it. The grill was a little bit

A couple of questions

A couple of questions

I’m pretty new to gardening and I have a few questions. Could anyone identify this? I think its honeysuckle but I’m not sure. If it is should I leave it? Its on a trellis and my only concern is whether

A couple of questions

A couple of questions

I’m pretty new to gardening and I have a few questions. Could anyone identify this? I think its honeysuckle but I’m not sure. If it is should I leave it? Its on a trellis and my only concern is whether

My First Rose

My First Rose

Kordes Perfecta. A $5.00 special from Walmart last year.

My First Rose

My First Rose

Kordes Perfecta. A $5.00 special from Walmart last year.

Help with weed identification

Help with weed identification

…and hopefully removal! First time posting here as getting desperate… This weed has slowly been spreading across my flowerbeds from one corner of the garden and now threatening to spread into the lawn. It’s got very shallow surface roots and

Help with weed identification

Help with weed identification

…and hopefully removal! First time posting here as getting desperate… This weed has slowly been spreading across my flowerbeds from one corner of the garden and now threatening to spread into the lawn. It’s got very shallow surface roots and

Flowers

Flowers

The mountain laurels are very sick with leaf spot. They are flowering, but not as nicely as some of the others in the neighborhood. The big climbing rose that came with the house. Can anyone give me a specific ID?

Flowers

Flowers

The mountain laurels are very sick with leaf spot. They are flowering, but not as nicely as some of the others in the neighborhood. The big climbing rose that came with the house. Can anyone give me a specific ID?