Gardendaze

My sister gave my this Ikebana flower dish several years ago. I used it when she first gave it to me and then at the end of the season put it away and forgot about it. I recently rediscovered it.

But wha...

As I noted in the comments to my “squirrels eating the tomatoes” post, we have a lot of wildlife. We always have.

And for the most part, the addition of a trail cam 4 years ago hasn’t shown us anything ...

I have been thinking about this question on and off since I watched a presentation by Darryl Cheng about houseplants.

For those of you unfamiliar with Darryl, I encourage you to look him up. He has a couple of books, a web site, and lots of great information.

But Darryl is an engineer so he needs to quantify everything. Further, he is a photographer (and...

This plant that has two botanical names and a plethora of common names is actually a wonderful plant for wildlife.

Its botanical names are either cimicifuga racemosa or actaea racemosa. The common names...

It’s been hot here, as it has been everywhere lately.

And in the morning, when I go out to fill the hummingbird feeders, top off and clean the birdbaths and water any containers that need it (which latel...