Category Archives: What’s Blooming?

Award-Winning Plants

I’ve been a planting maniac trying to get everything that I ordered from Plant Delights Nursery and everything that I bought at the Huntsville and Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ plant sales in the ground. After three solid days, these were all … Continue reading

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Pretty Spring Pictures and Plant Sales

Spring is here, and each day is more beautiful than the day before. Everything is fresh, without snail damage and oh-so-pretty. Here’s a few pictures from last week: I’d show you more, but I barely have time to post anything … Continue reading

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Blooms on the First Day of Spring

The first day of spring was March 20th, and I celebrated by taking pictures of absolutely everything that was blooming in my garden. It was fun. I planted 2 peach, 2 apple and 2 pear trees last spring. The peaches … Continue reading

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How to Fertilize

I should update the ‘Why I Blog’ page of this website and include this next picture of some koozies from my cabinet: My friend Jennifer gave me the blue one a few years ago, and when Melinda went out for … Continue reading

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Native Plants and Wildflowers

This week I’m celebrating my article, ‘The Need for Natives’ in the October issue of Alabama Gardener Magazine, by talking about some of the great native plants that Mother Nature gave me. Read all about them on my new blog for … Continue reading

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Fred’s Favorites

I met Fred, the only man to ever crash girls’ weekend, last spring at Melinda’s house, and we developed a very special connection. I was so glad to see him again. He came with Melinda and Christie to my fifth and final … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday

I think Wordless Wednesday is what bloggers do when they are too busy to write anything. Well I’m super busy, but I wanted to show you my favorite pictures from last week and maybe add a few captions. To http://glacialridgebyway.com/windows/Moe%20Woods.html … Continue reading

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Fun Traditions

I love traditions and fun parties. For us, 4th of July is both. One of the guests was my ex-daughter-in-law Kristy. Her sandbox wedding to Jesse ended in 2nd grade when Jesse decided he was too young to be tied … Continue reading

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I’m Behind

I’m behind on weeding, mulching, planting, staking, watering, deadheading and absolutely everything else I need to do. I should have posted a blog last week, but I was gone. In fact, I posted the last blog from a hotel in … Continue reading

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Mutant Foxgloves

Warning: Foxglove is poisonous. When my fabulous husband Dale said I should post a blog about the foxglove, I don’t think this is what he meant. I put the glove in the picture to give it scale…and because I was … Continue reading

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