Category Archives: Spring
HERB COLLECTION AND A RUSTIC TOOL BOX?
September 01, 2019
White Flower Farm is a favorite catalog and source for many lovely bulbs, flowers, seeds and inspirations. One idea that I was inspired by and wanted to have is an herb collection in a rustic tool box planter. I had seen it on their website, and I kept coming back to it. Finally, I asked for it as a gift and when my husband went to order it, it was ‘Sold Out.’ I waited too long, and I was bumm...
Read MorePREPARING YOUR SPRING GARDEN
May 05, 2019
Last year in Westport, CT, I attended one of Terrain’s Coffee and Conversation Events: Preparing Your Spring Garden. I was there to get the real “dirt” on how to prepare my garden. Angela Truck, who is their Exterior Design Specialist, lead the conversation. As I have found from the other Coffee and Conversations, she has a wealth of knowledge and information. I learn something new every t...
Read MoreFORSYTHIA
April 21, 2019
Forsythia is a word I enjoy saying because of how it rolls off my tongue. It’s also a shrub I have fallen in love with over the years as it’s one of the first signs of spring. It mutes out the grey, dreary “sticks” of winter with the most vibrant pops of yellow. It renews my spirit and gives me the belief that spring is coming. It’s sunshine on here on earth, and it brings joy as it melt...
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: A KIND WORD
March 25, 2019
MY TWO CENTS A kind word is like a spring day… And there is nothing like a spring day after a long winter! It brings such joy and wonder. A kind word can do the same when someone feels the winter blues inside. It can melt the winter away and it can change a moment, a day. Let’s all take the time to share a kind word today and every day from now on. ABOUT THE AUTHOR There is no one associa...
Read MoreDREAMING OF SPRING: MY FAVORITE BULBS AND BLOOMS
March 10, 2019
If you live in the Northeast in the United States like I do, you are dreaming of spring, as winter seems to get longer every year, and this year is without exception. Even those of you in the warmer climates like Tucson, Arizona or the Pacific Northwest have experienced a cold and even snowy winter. So, let’s have some happy, warm thoughts about spring and summer, starting with some of my favori...
Read MoreDID I HEAR A ‘HALLELUJAH’?
April 01, 2018
Did I hear a 'Hallelujah'? It must have come from inside me, from the bottom of my toes to the top of my head, because the spring festival has started. Though we have had four Nor’easters this March, I wouldn’t let it get me down because I knew spring was around the corner. The corner turns, and we can anticipate something better, warmer, brighter: the blue skies extending into evening, the wa...
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: THE DEEP ROOTS
March 26, 2018
MY TWO CENTS The deep roots never doubt spring will come…For me, this quote is more than a quote about spring coming. It’s the reminder to believe, even in toughest and darkest times (as winter can feel like), that there is the spring that follows: light, beauty and renewal. It’s also a helpful quote for me as I look out and see more than a foot of snow covering the ground. I do know spring...
Read MoreTHE REAL DIRT ON PREPARING YOUR SPRING GARDEN
March 25, 2018
Last weekend in Westport, CT I attended one of Terrain’s Coffee and Conversation Events: Preparing the Spring Garden. I was there to get the real “dirt” on how to prepare my garden. Angela Truck, who is their Exterior Design Specialist, lead the conversation. As I have found from the other Coffee and Conversations, she has a wealth of knowledge and information. I learn something new every ti...
Read MoreSMELLING LIKE DIRT
June 16, 2015
Yesterday’s quote by Margaret Atwood perfectly captures my latest Sunday in the garden: In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ~ Margaret Atwood ~ As I prepare for a day of gardening, I start the day looking pretty normal with my hair pulled back, sunscreen on, dressed in black shorts and top (for obvious reasons) and standing in my gardening shoes. I grab lots of l...
Read MoreTHE RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW, PART II
June 09, 2015
Having escaped the Gargoyle and now in the Grand Pavilion, I was struck by the amazing array of colors, flowers and variety on display. Where to start, but right where I’m standing at this moment. From South Africa, Kirstenbosch, National Biodiversity Institute. This display told the story of the many challenges of traveling from afar, as every flower was flown from South Africa only to ...
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