Entries Tagged as ‘In the Garden’

May 21, 2009

Windowboxes

Here is the latest thing that gets me extra-super-giddy.  My new windowboxes!  I found these planters underneath some big ugly bushes on the side of our house last week.  They were filled with roots and dirt and the roots were actually digging through the holes in the boxes into the ground.  They were so discolored [...]

May 5, 2009

Flowers in the garden

When I came back from my trip to Phoenix I found a blooming rose bush- didn’t even know I had a rose bush.  She is mixed in an enormous hedge at the side of the yard.

I also planted a couple of moonflower plants today that I had growing in a pot.  The moonflower is a [...]

May 5, 2009

Bamboo!

As I was walking through my yard with a friend, we discovered bamboo.  That was about a month or two ago.  Since then, it has emerged from it’s dormant winter state to grow grow grow.  And boy does it grow!  

This can be either a wonderful treasure or an enormous annoyance, depending on how we [...]

April 26, 2009

This place has been busy

Yes, this weekend was jam packed and emotional.  I sang, I played, I volunteered, I learned, I cleaned, I gardened, and I prayed and I mourned.  My aunt passed away on Friday night and my thoughts and prayers have been with my father’s family all week.  I will join them this weekend as the family [...]