There’s an 8 foot snowman in the yard that decided to lie down last night. He looks kind of comical. The pine trees to the west have lower branches that are weighed down with the snow that fell yesterday. Snow puts a halt to a...
I am surrounded by distractions. Flowers are my problem. When I need to be mulching, picking, weeding, or pruning, I always come across flowers. And flowers need to be picked. Am I right? Especially in a garden where there are flowers constantly changing. I began...
Peonies and Pepper Plants Are Perfect for Picking Promptly
posted by: brillspenroseflowers
June 4, 2022
Hello again! I am finding that blogging is not my strong suit. Not that I can’t write, but that I DON’T. I like writing, but life so often gets in the way. Busyness with family, planting, weeding, outside responsibilities etc. sometimes has to take priority....
Infusing a Hand Selected Bouquet with Aromatic Herbs
posted by: brillspenroseflowers
February 8, 2022
I am expanding my herbal offerings this season. Last year I planted 50 rosemary plants in the flower garden. I took 144 cuttings of the rosemary plants in November, and they have been slowly growing in the extra bedroom upstairs. I trim them occasionally and...
The temperature outside is dropping rapidly. Chicken chores are done, the dog has been walked, and the mail has been brought in. Now as I sit in the living room with daylight dwindling, I hear Ella (my cat) purring loudly behind my head and Jack...
Winter having settled in, things have slowed to a crawl in the garden. I have to take the dog out for a walk a couple of times every day, so I do get into the garden, but with the wind blowing from the north, I...
It rained last night! Who would have thought that after the beautiful spring we have had, that we would have been plunged into such a dry spell! The grass hadn’t been mowed for much of the month of June, because I like to keep it...
I have the BEST job! I get up in the morning, walk off my back deck, and I am in the most phenomenal office in the world! Birds are singing new songs I’ve never noticed before. They change depending on the time of day. Every...
Ahhhhh…gardening! So much work, but oh so rewarding. I took a walk around the garden recently while spreading amendments to ensure healthy plants. It is so exciting to my gardener’s heart to see little signs of life peeking through the soil. Old tulip bulbs that...
Last week was just the beginning. Spring has sprung; not just within but without. This week’s snow flurries are just a hiccup in the process. I won’t be able to finish painting the greenhouse, but refrigerated delphinium seeds get to come out onto the warming...