Cottage Gardening
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GARDEN 337: A Cottage Garden in an Urban Setting
I haven’t always been a gardener, but I have always loved gardens. It has taken 16 years to get my gardens into the shape they are today. And, I’ve had help. But I’m the kind of person who plods along, tailoring my goals as I go. Last November I had a long overdue knee replacement… Continue reading
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Five Minutes a Day
How can you create a perennial flower bed? Start small. When I was a kid growing up in Flint, Michigan, I absolutely hated working in my mothers flower bed. My job was to weed around whatever flowers were planted there. And I have no clue what those flowers were. Now, I love puttering around in… Continue reading
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For a brief moment I though April was going to be full of warm sunshine and garden happiness. Nope. The 80 degree temps earlier in the month forced flowering trees to find their flowers quickly. But when the snow started to fall again, some of those flowering trees ducked for cover. Or got zapped. But,… Continue reading
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It’s Been a Year…
…since I even visited my site. There is some dusting to do. But, the gardens are doing well and are gradually getting buttoned up for the approaching cold weather. Fortunately I have pictures. Continue reading
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Taking Pretty Pictures
See more images on my Flickr page. I have always been into photography. When my father got his fancy 35 mm Zeiss Icon film camera in the early , early 60’s, he gave me his old Kodak. I had great fun. When I became an adult and could afford my own 33mm, I bought an… Continue reading
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August 15, 2020: Bloom Day
And we are still coping with Covid and I am weary of the worry. But, the sun shines, the flowers bloom, and the in-ground watering system kicks on at the right time. Here’s what’s blooming in my garden today. Many thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for creating Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. Continue reading
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Bloom Day: The garden doesn’t know about Covid
Perhaps it is because there is only one dog tromping through the gardens. Or, we’ve had the right amount of rain. Or the Garden Lady is working her magic. But I don’t think the gardens have ever been this lush. I did buy seven big clumps of day lilies last summer, all without name tags,… Continue reading
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Summer Prelude: GBBD
I got a bit of a late start planting annuals and pots because the shredded bark had to go in first. But, the bark went in and so did most of the annuals. I’ve also planted more containers to add color and interest. We are having a wonderful June with moderate temps and enough rain.… Continue reading
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The Covid Garden: May Bloom Day
I confess that the longest periods spent in the gardens these past couple of weeks have been devoted to misguided attempts to remove hair from my dogs. They are both standard poodles, and they need regular haircuts. I bought a decent battery operated clipper. Once charged, I led Lucy, my two year old poodle, to… Continue reading
About Me
I haven’t always been a gardener, but I have always loved gardens. It has taken 16 years to get my gardens into the shape they are today. And, I’ve had help. I’m 74 years old, have rheumatoid arthritis, and had a late stage cancer six years ago. I am, though, intrepid. I’m the kind of person who plods along, tailoring my goals as I go. Last November I had a long overdue knee replacement surgery and I’m hoping this spring, summer, and fall will be able to maintain and find even more joy working in all of my garden beds. Full disclosure, though. I have a garden guy who comes once a week to work in my gardens.
Garden 337 