Remember last week when I said there were a few hiccups with the landfill for our backyard? Well, I hardly know where to begin, because the hiccups were really more like belches. We had gotten three different estimates, and aside from the prices being wildly different, the amount of fill we were told to get was all over the place too. The first guy said
My First ‘Photo Shoot’
Elizabeth Park, located in Hartford, Connecticut, is the largest municipal rose garden in the United States. Located about 50 minutes from our home in Massachusetts, a photography group I belong to opted to meet here on Thursday to take advantage of the numerous roses that are now in bloom. This lovely young lady, Megan, is the daughter of one of the members. She graciously agreed to
The Pretty Rug and Not-So-Pretty Yard
If you’ve ever shopped for rugs on-line, you know too well how overwhelming it can be. There are thousands more to choose from than in any retail store, and after a while you feel like your eyes will pop out of their sockets. What made it worse was I was looking for not one, but two rugs. Unlike the opinions for the living room rug
Nature’s Shade Loving, Fast Growing Ground Cover
Has it finally started to warm up in your neck of the woods?? Here it is May 15th and we can barely crack open a window for fear of getting the house too cold! It’s really slowed us down with our plans to spruce up the outside of the cabin, but truth be told there is still sooooooo much to do on the inside it
Meadow View Farm
Every Spring in Southwick, Massachusetts, Meadow View Farm opens for approximately 6 weeks. Usually they open at the very end of April and close near Father’s Day. I don’t exactly know why they are only open such a short time, but I wish they would be open much longer. The flowers are amazing, and the prices defy logic. A hanging basket that might sell for
A Picture Perfect Day
Today was a good day. No, it was a great day. The kind of day that everything went my way, from the gorgeous weather, to the tips I received about my camera, the hidden neighborhood I discovered that is to die for, and even the great parking spot I scored. We went to an absolutely gorgeous garden that happens to be privately owned and is
What kind of gardener are you?
Designing a garden can be lots of fun, but it can also be overwhelming. Not only do our personal preferences come into play, but unlike our interiors, we have to think about the fact that mother nature may have different ideas. We may want lush rose bushes in the front of our house, but if it’s mostly shaded, it ain’t gonna happen. Just as we
Shade tolerant & deer resistant plants
Hey garden lovers! Is it my imagination, or are deer everywhere lately? At our former house in NY, they had been known to come right up to our stoop, and we were NOT in a rural area. Unbelievable! At our cabin in Massachusetts, they’re regular vegomatics. Although I do have plenty of hosta there, I have to spray regularly. In White Plains, for whatever reason, they left
Hosta Lovin’ (A mini garden tour)
Let me say straight out of the gate I am NOT a gardener. I know very little about flowers, shrubs, perennials or even annuals. But I do know what I like, and I try to incorporate plants into my garden(s) that are indigenous to the area. I have found that if I do that and make sure that the plants are in decent soil, have the