In The Garden

After The Egg (raising Monarch butterflies: year two, part 2) Follow along in my second year of raising Monarchs from eggs to caterpillars to butterflies

To Kill A Foxglove. I am feeling a bit aggressive today. I know the foxglove are just hitting their stride, but they are ugly.

Preying Mantis! I am the proud mom to approximately 1500 baby Preying Mantis!

Tower Of Jewels: Echium Wildpretil or Hank for short

April in the Garden 2022: Things are really starting to take off now!

A Monarch Returns (raising Monarch butterflies: year two, part 1) Follow along in my second year of raising Monarchs from eggs to caterpillars to butterflies

Drought Tolerant Plants: Leucospermum, Pincushion & Strawflower 'Ruby Clusters'

Garden Design & Evolution: A Look Back Part 3: The Backyard is where I have some of my best conversations with myself.

The Side Yard has gone through the most change of all the areas of my home. It was once very large, but a remodel on the house took a lot of that space away and i love it even more!

March in the Garden 2022 was a wonderful month of new growth and blooms. I started off the month with the goal of not buying any new plants, and giving the ones I had a chance to wake up from Winter. To say it was a struggle is an understatement. BUT… I did it, and …