Tag: backyard gardens

the mums are coming!!!

in Alabama, you can put mums in the ground. the next year they will be three times the size & they bloom in October. i know people who grow mums for the fall season create orange/brown, or yellow flowers. why? that is what everything is colored in fall. i think they should make white or…

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how to put the flowers on the ceiling

 one inch vase. i thought my Echinacea was done blooming, but i found these at the bottom, near the dirt. i loved how the backside (you dirty minded reader…anyone?) of flowers look. some times they are a different colors, their structure is always fascinating. i got an idea! i went to the dollar tree (that…

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almost time to rake the leaves

if you have young children…i think making a pile for them to jump in is a right of childhood. these two kiddo’s are mine. taken about 10 years ago.

it is very easy being green

 i’ve decided, today, that GREEN FLOWERS are my favorite. However, these zinnia’s (grown from seed) from my garden are stunning too. the green flowers…only the echinacea are grown in my gardens…the others are from the grocery store(i couldn’t help it, they were beautiful).

you are welcome, Mr. Shakespeare

this photograph i took…i made the vase out of clay, it stands about 2″ tall…the hydrangeas were picked from a HUGE blossom. I thought it made for a great business size card for a friend. ~amy

why a garden is like Christmas…every.single.morning

before i knew how to garden, i had no idea that changes happen over night. blueberries…i thought they all turned blue at the same time…nope. i go to bed, in the morning, i see berries that went from green to blue is a gift i can’t stop eating. All that you see in the second…

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