Monthly Archives: March 2010

I’ll just sum it up by saying, last night, at this time, it was 63 and I was outside pruning roses in the warm evening air. Today, rain, pounding rain, even noisier hail, and snow. The snow and the hail … Continue reading →

Carol? Dee? Are you in the garden? My apricot tree is blooming and hope springs eternal in my heart. Hope springs. Eternal. In my heart. My head. Where ever. It is not here and not now. It is snowing on … Continue reading →

There are times when you really want to shake your head and say, “Dude, what on earth were you thinking?” Someone came to the Idaho Botanical Garden over the weekend, paid to visit and then demanded their money back cuz … Continue reading →

Oh dear, this is sooooooo funny. Saving money in the garden, on You Tube.

This is hysterical. My gardening friend, Carolyn, was all adither yesterday after she scored big time at the Boise Flower and Garden Show. She went through the lily booth like a hot knife through butter. This totally cracked me up: … Continue reading →

OMG! They are here. I touched them! woot! Woolly Pockets of Flora Grubb fame. OK, so, lots of folks carry them, she made ‘em rock. Franz Witte’s display at the Boise Flower and Garden Show has some all planted up … Continue reading →

More gardening, all the time, every day. Here friends, is a yummy blooming bonsai from the Boise Bonsai Society’s show at the garden show.

This is up for grabs at the Boise Garden Show, at the Lunaria League’s auction. We will have all kinds of cool containers being silently auctioned off. And the fab photog Rick Cate has added this to our treasure trove. … Continue reading →

Friends, you know who you are. I didn’t get anything posted yesterday as we had hail, sleet, snow and rain and it was not such a good gardening day. So I am sending you this postcard. Via the internet. What? … Continue reading →

First of all, my thanks to Anna Webb of the Statesman for the nice article about me. And to Chris Butler for the nice photo. Hello to the gals at the dentists’ office who saw the article and now know … Continue reading →