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Perennials, FINALLY!
One of the perks of having a perennial garden is that you don’t need to replant everything every spring. Yet one of the disadvantages to a perennial garden is that nothing blooms until JULY! :-p I don’t know how I did it, but I must have chosen all the plants that *only* bloom at a [...]
Continue reading...Name That Weed
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Befuddled by the billions of weeds cluttering your yard or garden beds? Curious about that odd-looking herb or a nasty plant that stubbornly resists your weed-thwarting efforts? Check out the National Gardening Association Weed Library for identifying that plant. This is a very valuable resource for me. Not only do I have a lot of [...]
Continue reading...My Lovely But Stubborn Rose Bush
Monday, June 20, 2011
When I first moved here over a decade ago, I knew next to nothing about gardening. I bought some books and checked some out from the library, and went to work, studying. I learned a lot. The nice thing about gardening is that it’s actually kind of easy. Plants are pretty resilient, and they will [...]
Continue reading...The Snow is Gone The Snow is Gone!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Almost all of it. If the photo above looks horribly gray and gloomy… that’s because Upstate New York has been horribly gray and gloomy! We were blessed with sunshine about a week ago, but I wasn’t able to enjoy it (was sick). But spring IS on the way, I know it is. Carole blogged about [...]
Continue reading...Flower Spotlight: The Torch Lily
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Also called the Red-Hot Poker Plant, the Torch Lily is a pretty nifty addition to my garden. They originate from South Africa and Madagascar. I bought some rhizome-type bulbs on a fluke several years ago, from a catalog store. These perennial plants are hardy to Zone 5 (I am in Zone 4). They are heat- [...]
Continue reading...I Really Think Spring is Here!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Here in Upstate New York, we remain rather skeptical of spring until at least Tax Day. I mean, snow in April is not a complete anomaly around here. And we really can’t set out any plants, safe from the threat of frost, until after Mother’s Day. Even so, last year in the first week of [...]
Continue reading...My Beautiful Lilies
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Oh July! I love this month because it’s when everything is glorious buzzing with activity! And my most favorite flower, the fragrant Oriental lily, is blooming. Click the photo for a very large view. You can almost smell them from here. I clipped a few and have them in the house. Their scent fills the [...]
Continue reading...Hymn of Color
Monday, July 23, 2007
Remember that old hymn that goes, I come to the garden aloneWhile the dew is still on the rosesAnd the voice I hear, falling on my ear,The Son of God discloses. And He walks with me, and He talks with me,And He tells me I am His own,And the Joy we share as we tarry [...]
Continue reading...I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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