Winter Has Arrived ❄️❄️

My husband had a running weather joke all summer, "Enjoy it now, it'll be snowing in 3 months". We'd all roll our eyes. Well, he really wasn't all that far off. We had the 5th biggest November snowfall last night, and it was a very messy storm. Thankfully, my college kids had left Saturday to … Continue reading Winter Has Arrived ❄️❄️

Anticipation (and a Stray Migrating Dragonfly)

Spring is such an interesting time of year in the garden.  What survived the winter?  When will the spring blooms begin?  It seems every year is different in how and when the growing season unfolds.  I thought it was going to be an early spring, and then we had quite a cold snap and slowed … Continue reading Anticipation (and a Stray Migrating Dragonfly)

An Amazing Spring For The Flowering Trees

This spring, despite (or maybe in spite of) the poor weather the trees exploded in color like I have never seen before.             How were your flowering trees this year?  I need to replace the maple tree we lost last year (So Long Beautiful Maple Tree) so I'm thinking a magnolia is in … Continue reading An Amazing Spring For The Flowering Trees