by Heather | Dec 15, 2008 | gardening
Christmas is no longer sneaking up, but rushing toward us with the stealth of an elephant, and harried shoppers are trying to finish off their lists. If you have a gardener you’re still looking out for, here are a few great ideas bound to please. 1) Gardening...
by Heather | Dec 13, 2008 | Blog, randomness
I have a to-do list as long as my arm, and it’s snowing outside like crazy, but I thought I might take a few minutes to work on this list I saw posted on Julie Wright’s and Josi Kilpack’s blogs. Nothing like a few minutes break from procrastinating....
by Heather | Dec 12, 2008 | gardening
I’m constantly learning new plants and things about them. Last summer Keith Fisher from my critique group picked a stem of a perennial plant from his yard for me to identify. I had never seen it before, but luckily, Tristi Pinkston had. The plant that had been...
by Heather | Dec 10, 2008 | Blog, randomness
You know a book has taken hold of the nation’s imaginations when everyone you know asks you if you’ve read it yet. For the past couple of years my excuse has been that I wanted to wait for the series to be completed–there’s little I hate worse...
by Heather | Dec 8, 2008 | Blog, randomness
Snow is blanketing much of the country by now, and threatening most of the rest of us. Just because the summer birds have headed for warmer climes, and your gardening projects are mostly put on hold for the winter, doesn’t mean you won’t find plenty of...
by Heather | Dec 5, 2008 | gardening
Do you have a tiny yard? How about a yard that is mostly covered in shade during the day? Do you think you can’t have a garden because there isn’t enough room? If you have any space at all in your yard that gets at least six hours of sunlight (more is, of...
by Heather | Dec 5, 2008 | Blog, randomness
I just had to share some pictures my husband took the other day. We opted to bring my fish in for the winter instead of messing with keeping the water open so they can breathe in the pond, especially since it’s shallow enough it could possibly freeze through if...
by Heather | Dec 1, 2008 | Blog, randomness
Did you know that over 12,500 people end up in emergency rooms every year because of holiday-decorating related accidents? Candles start nearly that many fires each year, and over 300 Christmas-tree related fires happen each winter. In hopes that you will not end up...
by Heather | Nov 29, 2008 | Blog, gardening, plants
As I search for different plants to try out in my yard, I’m always on the lookout for something unusual to add interest. my first summer in this house, some of that interest came in the form of a contorted filbert. This member of the hazel family qualifies as a...
by Heather | Nov 24, 2008 | gardening, plants
Have you taken a look around your neighborhood lately? If you have neighbors like me who don’t pull their annuals or cut back the perennials until winter has put them to bed, you’re bound to find some flowers still in bloom. In my yard is a large mum that...
