…It’s jam every other day. So said the White Queen, but we have enough jam for every single day! I made strawberry jam last week, and plan to make more tomorrow. Strawberries are cheap right now. Aren’t they pretty? All it took was a couple of pulses in the food processor and the strawberries were […]
The surprise lilies are in full bloom. So pretty! They add a dramatic touch to the garden, springing up suddenly (hence the name). I made a simple bouquet of them for church last Sunday, using glass florist pebbles to hold the stems in place. You can’t sit too close to them, though. The scent is […]
Each Sunday morning, DH picks blooms from the garden and I make a bouquet to take to church. It is my thanks to God for the beauty He has created. This is today’s arrangement. It has purple coneflowers, phlox, daisies and ‘In Depth’ double yellow daylilies. After the church service, we like to pass along […]
As the daylilies bloom and the daisies fill in and the purple coneflowers keep coming, there is a lot of color in the summer garden. ‘Paprika’ [GN] Everyone comments on the Russian Sage. It makes a beautiful airy splash of bluey-purple in the flower bed. ‘In Depth’ The hydrangeas are ready to pick for drying. […]
This year seemed to be an exceptionally good one for hostas. Perhaps because of all that rain we had in the spring. Most of our hostas are looking great. Lush and full. Of course, many are coming into maturity finally and look more filled out than they did for a few years after planting. Some […]