The garden in early May
Spring is such a busy time for gardeners, and not much is spent at a computer. Therefore, I have some catching up to do. A lot has happened over the last weeks. We finally finished pruning all the roses in… Continue Reading
Garden Seasons
Pruning roses
As you may know, we are proud of our roses. We are blessed with over 50 varieties that gardeners have accumulated over the years. Every year, they put on a wonderful show of abundant flowers. To be at their best… Continue Reading
Spring is here!
Today, it was warm enough for taking off that winter jacket. It was also warm enough for our bees to come out of their hive in numbers. We were so very happy to see them. Not every year do the… Continue Reading
More on monarchs
Over the last weeks, the tiny little monarch larvae in our garden grew and grew. And they ate a lot! Some of our milkweed plants look pretty sad with few leaves remaining and their tops chewed off. But what do… Continue Reading
Two generations of monarchs
This year, we have been planting a lot of milkweed. We wanted to attract monarch butterflies; not the nectar-hungry fall visitors but mothers who look for suitable food for their babies. Monarchs eat nothing but milkweed, and they are on… Continue Reading