Hydrangea Bouquets
This is a special time of year when I gather hydrangea blooms and bring the garden indoors in big bouquets. As I add more hydrangea specimens to the garden and the plants mature, I get bigger yields every year. This…
This is a special time of year when I gather hydrangea blooms and bring the garden indoors in big bouquets. As I add more hydrangea specimens to the garden and the plants mature, I get bigger yields every year. This…
My hydrangeas are coming into bloom, especially the mophead and oakleaf hydrangeas. Pannicle varieties and a couple later blooming mopheads are budding up and will bloom over the next week or two. I love having the variety of colors and…
The garden has developed over the past six years since I moved to this property. It’s immensely satisfying to see the small plants I started with mature and fill in the space, giving it dimension and life. I often look…
There’s so much going on in the garden, I’m adding these pics to the previous post. The front yard is looking lush and full, especially compared to previous years. The backyard is full of color and blooming things. Below, you’ll…
The garden is coming into its own this time of year. Early blooming plants are putting on a show and trees have leafed out with fresh growth. I have two wigela that provide profuse swaths of color. one is variegated…
The sun has come out and the snow has started to melt. We still have freezing days ahead, so it will take time. We are approaching record lows and expect freezing rain over the next couple of days. With two…
It snowed all morning and past noon, blanketing everything with white. Another quiet, chilly day, spent best indoors where it’s cozy warm. Here’s a short video of the snawfall.
It snowed through the night—a peaceful night, thankfully—and I woke to big fluffy snowflakes descending. Then the sun came out and made everything sparkle.
Since the snow came so early this year, it brought down some of the fall leaves and made this pretty scene. I particularly love the yellow-greens mixed with the pale grays of slushy snow. Here are more pictures around the…
Although the snow came down in a light dust yesterday, it persisted, accumulating as the hours of the day passed. Temperatures fluctuated above and below freezing, which caused the snow to melt and freeze again, becoming wet and heavy. This…