The aftermath of goals met and dreams realized. A new home in a new city. Jubilation mixed with exhaustion. Bitter mingled with sweet....

"Out with the old, in with the new." Why does that saying set my teeth on edge? Is it just me? Maybe it's because I like the old. Because...

The tiptoe into spring has begun. Yes, the trees are still bare, the rains drizzle on and cold winds seep into my bones. Yet even so if I...

A mighty wind. Pounding rain and hail, shoving creation around as if it were nothing. An ancient tree falls it's roots exposed for all to...

The earth is still and silent in the hush of winter. Cocooned in a blanket of frost, fog and certainty, it rests and waits, knowing the...

The rains have begun, and with the rain comes mud. Sticking to shoes, tracked into the house. Yes, I've put my garden to bed for the...

It started out as beautiful... A sprig of ivy, a secret dream, a wishful yearning. An opening window, seeming as of no consequence....

All washed up. Past its prime. Burned out. Gone to seed. I wander in my garden trying to avoid fat spiders in the center of iridescent...

One day a rock dropped into my path, replacing sunshine, laughter and the scent of ripening fruit with disbelief, horror and darkness. I...

Anyone who has a patch of flowers knows that July is a time of abundance. A vast array, a parade of textures, colors and scents, from the...

How can a flower be fickle and also faithful, you ask? The faithful part is easy to explain. Phlox is happy to bloom from July through...

I'm having a wildflower kind of a day. And by that I don't mean that I'm skipping merrily down a country lane, winding a wreath of...

I thought to offer you a few gardening tips that I've learned over the years. I'm not sure they are anything amazing, but they've...

I took myself on a ramble the other day. The breeze was blowing, the birds singing, and a road I had never traveled down before beckoned....

A new season, a new reason for a get-together. Another reason to pull out my brown transfer-ware. I've collected a few pieces, not enough...

Lest you think I care only for flowers, I decided it was high time to show off some vegetables. Some of these are from my garden, and...

I had tea with a hydrangea today, just her and I, cozy as could be. We sat and admired the blue and white teacups for a while, along with...

Vegetables mixed with flowers add texture and surprise in this bouquet. Suitably, it is photographed in front of the kitchen garden. A...

It can't all be weeding and watering, fertilizing and pruning, otherwise, I rather think there wouldn't be any gardens. So take a stroll...

A sure winner in the summer garden, phlox is my go-to, especially for beginning gardeners. The rewards of this perennial are as numerous...