The Spring Lowcountry weather has prompted my husband to throw open the door of our little greenhouse and give the plants that sheltered there during the winter a breath of fresh and warm air. I shared photos of this greenhouse in a previous post Yearning for Summer. For my husband Spring also brings with it a call to dig in the soil […]
The Lowcountry warm weather has turned cold and I am yearning for the balmy days of summer when flowers are blooming and birds are tweeting. I am sitting in my “Carolina room” looking out over the marsh. The marsh grasses have lost their vibrant green glow and look like winter wheat. The creek waters reflect the gray winter skies. […]
I am drawn to flowers. I love to see them blooming in a garden setting and along the roadside in brilliant waves of native wildflowers. I love the joy they bring and the difference they make in a home’s décor. I have a vision of planting “bouquet gardens” in my home’s landscape. These “bouquet gardens” would be […]
Last fall I transplanted several cuttings (cared for and rooted by my husband and his green thumb) into my favorite clay pot. These cuttings came from my good friend Paula’s succulent plants and Mar’s Jade plant (the host plant was over 40 years old). With the exception of the Jade plant I don’t know the common or botanical names […]