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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...Break Out the Blowtorches, Hogweed is Here
Monday, July 11, 2011
Even the name insinuates the most noxious, insidious killer to lately crawl out of Asian cargo ships onto our purple-mountain majesty coasts: The Giant Hogweed! It’s heeeeere! It’s native to Central Asia and it’s spreading toward the northeast. It’s already established in Michigan and Indiana. New reports are showing the unwelcome visitor arriving in Pennsylvania [...]
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...Just Another Post About Snow
Monday, December 6, 2010
Ooo the first snowfall is so exciting! I was so happy to see it that I went outside in my bathrobe to snap some photos. I thought I’d share them here, so you southerners can see what you are missing! Cuz winter and cold temperatures are NO FUN without snow! Here is my very weedy [...]
Continue reading...Signs of Autumn
Friday, October 15, 2010
The fall season is so brief here in the Northeast; at least, it has been for several years now. The days are gloomy and rainy, and the winds blow off the leaves before we have much of a chance to enjoy the brilliant colors. Winter will soon be here! The temperatures have been unseasonably chilly. [...]
Continue reading...Cabin Fever Big Time
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
*****sighhhhh**** Pardon me as I recollect… Can’t you just smell them? I wonder how my new bed in my Secret Garden will turn out this year. I’m so desperate I don’t even care about how ugly that sump pump pipe looks. Ah, to see green again…. It’s been so gloomy this winter. I haven’t had [...]
Continue reading...Raking Season Almost Over
Monday, November 2, 2009
We had some terrific windstorms last week and over the weekend. We usually do every late October/early November. What a site! People’s trash cans, litter, assorted clothing and tarps.. everything that wasn’t nailed down or as heavy as a water softener was blowing around the neighborhood. :S Despite the inconvenience, the winds are nice because [...]
Continue reading...Great Deals on Gardening Books
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
So what does a gardener do, all winter long? Why, we read our gardening books. This is the time of year when I scarf up cheap gardening books for the coming inactive days of winter. Yes, while my beautiful plants sleep their dormant slumber, I am busily planning away our next exploits for the coming [...]
Continue reading...Miscellaneous Gorgeous Garden Photos
Sunday, August 2, 2009
My gardens always come into beautiful bloom about this time of year. Here are my pride and joy– the gorgeous Stargazer Lily. The scent is knock-off-your-socks heavenly. The Asian lilies are beautiful, too. Here is my beloved Secret Garden on full bloom, finally! Mandeville plant with Black-Eyed Susans. My first year with grapes are doing [...]
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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Thursday, August 11, 2011
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