Beautiful home & gardens Jbest. Good luck with the sale. I am told the market is good these days for sellers. I hope that is true for you. Best...
Jewell---I have a question for you. Are irises in the northwest bothered by the iris borer? In New England, iris borer is a real problem & a...
My bet is that it is frost. If you are going to get any more cold nights, I would cover them to protect them. Tomatoes are a warm weather crop.
Hi Hank, Of the list you have provided, I have read: Nicholas Sparks James Patterson & Patricia D. Cornwell. You might enjoy Ian Rankin....
KM--For color alone I think I prefer the Spanish ones. Unfortunately, I think what I have in my garden is the Spanish variety...hmmm. Good...
I love that color of Lady in Red. Striking.
Jamie--No I have not heard of that. My book club is now reading Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson, a NY Times Book Review best books of...
I like the minis too. They tend to bloom earlier & never need staking, a definite plus. Jewell, I particularly like the first three of your...
Wow, Kiasmum! That is spectacular!!! I love the deep blue of the flowers. Are they really as deep as the picture shows? Are the Spanish...
KM--You are far more generous than me! I do battle with the mice every year as they are so destructive here.
Oh Strats, I am so sorry. It is so tough to discover losses from the winter, especially in plants that have seemed so hardy. Rosa Zepherine...
Beautiful chicks Carolyn. New life is always wonderful.
Calin, you are as good at photographing as you are at gardening.
Very pretty Tina. Wow! Kildale! They are indigenous wildflowers in England, aren't they? Sounds like they do very well in British Columbia...
Hi KK-- Yes, Mason bees a pretty appealing. I saw some Mason bee huts in Acadia several summers back & I have been intending to make some ever...
Hi seguin, Welcome from New England!
Calin--Yes I was struck by that clock too. One typically expected some sort of 'face' or numerical read-out on a clock. It was not needed in this...
I like Cheryl's idea. Worth a try. Might be even more effective if it could be linked up with a motion detection device somehow. When deer...
Beautiful Karin! What a lovely estate. I especially like the photo of the wheel barrows awaiting volunteers.
pdm---The 4 foot fence close to the house might have worked if your deer hadn't already discovered the feast in your garden. It is much harder to...
