Six on Saturday: Catching Up!
How did it come to be late August already? It seems just the other day, summer was at its beginning, …
Category Archives: Container Gardening
Six on Saturday; May 28, 2022
Weather and time have brought narcissus and tulip season to an end, and ushered in the late spring bloomers. 1. …
Caladium-Palooza!
Do you know what looks really appealing in the cold, snowy depths of a Northeastern Pennsylvania winter? Pictures of tropical …
Tuesday’s Views: August 16, 2016
The weather has been hot and humid, and we’ve had numerous heavy showers and thunderstorms over the past several days. …
Thursday’s Feature: Annual Vinca
Vinca (Catharanthus roseus), also known as Madagascar Periwinkle, is an annual flower I would not like to live without. Though it is easily …
Tuesday’s Views: The Side Porch
By now, most of my readers know that I always create a garden of containers on my side porch, and …
Amaryllis ‘Elvas’
Hippeastrum ‘Elvas’, new to me this year, is the third of my amaryllises to bloom this winter. This is the …
A Few Indoor Garden Chores
With the hustle and bustle of the holidays over, and a few precious hours to myself yesterday afternoon, I was …
In a Vase on Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day Monday!
For December’s Bloom Day, I turn to my houseplants. The Crown of Thorns, Euphorbia milii, is my Old Reliable, never bereft of …
End of Month View: Frost on the Pumpkin!
Halloween morning dawned to some frost on the pumpkin:. . . and the Autumn Joy Sedum:. . . the ferns:. …
Cosmos and Cleome 