Green Thumb: Bloom Update
Lots bloomin’ in the flower beds – I always appreciate perennials that survive “in spite of me”… And our summer-resident hummingbirds and army of bees seem to like them too!
Lots bloomin’ in the flower beds – I always appreciate perennials that survive “in spite of me”… And our summer-resident hummingbirds and army of bees seem to like them too!
Last year, our garden did not do well, so Butch planned and schemed (and sketched) during the winter to start fresh this season by building raised beds within the existing […]
When Butch and I got married in 2011, my old bosses at Kring’s Nursery & Greenhouse gave us a pair of wine barrel planters. I’ve done a few different arrangements […]
There’s an old, dead elm tree on our property that needs to come down, which will probably involve a professional braving the high limbs and Butch finishing it off. That would […]
Went on a “family trip” with my friend Nina and her kids to IKEA this past weekend! It was quite an undertaking because the closest Ikea is in Ottawa (about […]
I couldn’t help but overhear the annual deafening buzz coming from the blooming trees behind the garden shed. Glad I snapped some shots since the blooms are already spent and […]
While Butch already built the basic coop structure back in the fall, there was still a bit to do to get the “Coop de Villa” completely move-in ready for our […]
[Was going to post this last week, but it didn’t seem appropriate. But now I’ve added even more recent photos of the chicks – with feathers coming in!] A couple […]
As soon as we got back from Florida/Bahamas we got a jump on our seed starting. Butch is the “garden-master” at the Perch, and has everything planned/mapped out in mysterious […]
I love Ikea. I am well aware that the snooty commenters over at my beloved Apartment Therapy gleefully trash-talk anyone who dares to use Ikea in their own homes, but […]