Category Archives: Gardens
Jan 30
2012
Fairies Do Exist…
TweetFairies do exist and I have one in my front garden. Here’s her picture: Isn’t she pretty? I like her little crown and I think her dress is nice, too. I’m really glad that she decided to grace my garden!
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Dec 13
2011
‘Tis the Season for Sparkling Trees
TweetWell, this is the season for sparkling trees and pretty light displays. Driving through the neighborhood and local area you can see the wondrous creations. It rained last night and was still raining this morning. I looked outside to see … Continue reading
Nov 09
2011
My Winter Gardens
TweetThere’s just a little bit of time in the desert climate when the summer heat fizzles out and the winter storms blow through. At the end of September and in October, you can start planting a winter veggie garden with … Continue reading
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Tagged Aphid, Brussels sprout, Flower, Garden, Home, Home and Garden, Plant
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Aug 12
2011
That Was Then, This Is Now
TweetMy front garden started as imagination because what was there was desert dirt that was pretty much used as a driveway. I wanted a tree and pretty flowers instead. So, here’s how my front garden started slightly over a year … Continue reading
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Tagged desert, flowers, Garden, green thumb, lysiloma tree, palo verde tree
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Jul 07
2011
Do Cactus Need Water?
TweetI’ve been living in the desert now for eleven years. My first attempts at gardening were sad to say the least. The plants that I had loved the fall and spring weather but when summer arrived they went up in … Continue reading
Jul 06
2011
My Magical Place
Tweet I live in a 1/2 place. As you may well know, if you are a Harry Potter fan, half places are quite magical. One of the most magical things about a 1/2 place is that unless you know it … Continue reading
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Tagged Dust storm, Gardens, Harry Potter, magic, massive dust storm, Phoenix metropolitan area, Plant
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Jun 09
2011
A New Addition to the Baby Garden
Tweet Another baby is now frequenting my baby garden, a baby desert wren. She’s about the same size as the bathing baby hummingbird. Yesterday morning was the first time I saw the baby wren – she looked like she just … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Bird, desert, Garden, Hummingbird, Lysiloma, Wren
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Jun 07
2011
A Playful Hummingbird
Tweet I purposely planted some flowers that butterfly’s and hummingbirds would like in my front garden. During the spring this year, I started seeing a baby hummingbird. She’s a very pretty green color accented with brown and gold. She pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard Birding, Bird, Flower, Garden, Home, Home and Garden, Hummingbird
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Sep 26
2010
Fall Arrived…
TweetAnd the wonderful cucumber vine decided that it was done with it’s job. It had grown straight up to the roof and then sideways. I’d guess-ta-mate that the vine was at least twelve feet long. What I enjoyed most about … Continue reading
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Tagged Cucumber, Garden, Growing season, Home, Plant, Soil, Vegetable
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Sep 01
2010
When is a Watermelon Ripe?
TweetSee the vine that is at the very bottom of this picture? That’s the watermelon vine that decided to exit the side of the garden, cascade onto the patio and then continue alongside of the ground cover that borders the … Continue reading