Category: Plants & Garden

The beautiful Columbine flower belongs to the genus Aquilegia, one of the most common and prolific flowering plants in the Northern hemisphere. The common name, Columbine, derives from Latin and means “dove”. You’ll see why if you view the flower from beneath – it looks very much like a flock of doves circled around a […]

When I first decided to make a bamboo garden, I thought it would be easy. You see, I have had lucky bamboo plants for years. I knew how easily bamboo grew. I figured that bamboo gardening would be a snap. You just let it grow and grow, and that is it. I was pretty ambitious. […]

I have always loved plants, but they have never loved me. Some people have a green thumb, but I am just the opposite. My very touch can kill most plants. The only ones that I’m good with, in fact, are ones that require almost no care. Cacti have always survived my withering touch, and succulence […]

Until recently, I was not a very big fan of backyard fences. I thought that backyard fencing was ugly, unnecessary, and created the wrong idea. I understood that people with pets – particularly dogs – needed both back and front yard fences, but I felt that if you didn’t fit into this category there was […]

Several years ago we moved into our present home. We were lucky enough to find a lake home that we could afford. When we drove into the yard with the realtor I knew that I was home. Everything about the yard of our home invites people to come and linger. The house is over a […]