Birds, bees and native plants are key to a successful wildlife garden. Here are few more recent pictures to share. When you garden for wildlife a walk in your backyard is like going to the park! The zebra long wing is the Florida state butterfly. This one is enjoying a flower on our non Florida … [Read more…]
Here are a few photographs sharing some of the activity in the garden this summer 2016. I haven’t spent much time with the camera over the past year. Health issues have had me a little less mobile than normal. I realized how much I missed capturing daily life in my garden when I spent the day wandering … [Read more…]
I learned something about snake sex this weekend when I stumbled upon this pair of mating eastern black racers. I guess this is what you discover when you grab your camera and enjoy your garden instead of your rake and shovel and work your garden. I tried to get them both in focus, but this … [Read more…]
Here are a few before and after pictures of our backyard and the Certified Wildlife Habitat transformation it has experienced over the past two years. I had to check the dates on the before pictures to confirm it has only been two years since we started this backyard project. It is amazing what you can … [Read more…]
This last year I have learned that fish ponds can be addictive, you can’t have just one! January 2015 my daughter Lindy came home for a few a weeks and helped me set up a small 30 gallon fish pond. This pond brought me so much joy that I asked my husband and son to help me put in … [Read more…]
A new favorite addition to the garden this year is the Mexican sunflower – tithonia diversifolia. The Mexican sunflower is a very fast growing perennial in zone 10b and useful in a variety of ways. Besides its obvious stunning show of flowers it also serves as a great cover/screen plant. In less than a year mine have grown … [Read more…]
Last weekend my talented future daughter-in-law created these beautiful floral arrangements with flowers and plants from my garden. I wish you well in your new profession Vanessa and thank you for bringing my garden indoors for me to enjoy.
I have been wanting to share this photo of my Giant Apostle’s Iris – NEOMARICA CAERULEA ‘REGINA’ that I took a couple of weeks ago. Between work and keeping up with the gardening it’s difficult to find the time to take and post photos. I just need more hours in the day! I’m excited to say the iris is still blooming … [Read more…]
Down time? What’s that? I have never spent two weeks at home and accomplished so little, then again I have never had to recuperate from surgery before. Here are a few pictures from the last couple of days of my recent respite.
This weekend I finally had a chance to complete my DIY upcycled glass bird feeder project. Unfortunately the job that pays the bills has been keeping me busy the last couple of weeks and not leaving a lot of time for creativity and the garden. I love the pizzazz this simple project adds to my … [Read more…]