The bugs were an inch thick on the deck??!? You're kidding, right?
CORRECTION: I just googled box elder bug, and that is not what we have. We have a relative of the stink bug. Woe be to you if you squoosh them!
We are inundated this year with them. I escorted 4 out of my office today alone. One was walking down the wall behind where my 88 year old...
Y-U-M is right!
Lovely lovely shots Kildale! I agree with Eileen, that hummer looks like he is experiencing sheer bliss!
Barb, I love the blues and the roses. you still have a lot going on in your yard!
Kay, your potted plants look really pretty! I wouldn't want to hack that elephant ears back either, it is glorious! I'd be dragging it into the...
I feel really out of it. We just keep our photos on our computers.
Kay--How much do you plan on pruning back? Toni-do you have any suggestions for this?
Could it be a hydrangea? One of the hydrangeas that is more closely related to the wild form? Here is a website that identifies 4 of the most...
There is a great 2nd hand store next to my hairdresser's. I stop in every time I go, and can always find something. People always compliment me...
Very cool. I want to go.
Hi Kay, I am in the same boat. I have a tropical hibiscus that I over wintered last year. It lost a lot of leaves in a very spectacular way (I...
I hope it works out for you Caroline.
Hi Betsy! Welcome to Garden Stew! It is a great website chock full of people with gardening ideas/help/appreciation.
Very pretty. They look like they are made of crepe paper.
Toadie--Are they young plants? Maybe they just need another year or two to gather steam. I grow minature balloon flowers and they do a good...
So beautiful! It also looks a bit like an annual poppy.
Calin--I have always felt that way too, but I have an office mate who brings silk flowers in during late winter. I hate to admit it, but they are...
Hi Frogdoc---Welcome to the Stew! Hope you enjoy it here. My family have always been frog people. Where we live now, we have at least 5 different...