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just in time for haunting
As gardeners, we know enough to appreciate the activity of bats as they gobble up pests at a prodigious rate. This little guy is pretty friendly looking besides. If you put him on your window the...
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the garden of maurice & george
One of the many delights working at Joy Creek is getting invited to the garden our fearless leader shares with his partner. I foolishly left my good camera at home so we will have to settle for phone...
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magical succulents + iavom
They tend to be a bit fragile, so bits and bobs are always breaking off from the mother plants. I had a pot that needed some filling in at ground level so just poked those bits into the soil. Voila!...
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the vase is the thing
My friend Linda just opened an Etsy shop. Check it out HERE. I couldn’t resist ordering a couple of these adorable hand built small pots to give as gifts. The two-part one in the foreground, I am...
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christmas recap/happy new year
I have a wonderful little tree in a gorgeous red pot that has been earmarked for Christmas duty. The pot itself weighs quite a bit. Add to that the fact that I neglected to move it onto the covered...
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not as easy as it looks
I watched through the kitchen window as Richard struggled with this mix of greenery, trying to get it to do his bidding. He’s an artist so eventually he coaxed it into a pleasing configuration. If you...
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IAVOM…a day late
Back to creating bouquets for Joy Creek, where there is so much material to work with. The star of this one is Pieris karenoma, whose vase life is so long that we will tire of it before it conks out....
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spring green
This cookbook came into my life a couple of Christmases ago and it has spurred me to try new things. Most of them have been successes that have joined my own repertoire. Spring being asparagus season,...
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a flowery start to the week
‘Thalia’ is the last of the daffys to bloom (and my favorite). Normally I would cut only a few to enjoy indoors but heavy rain had beaten many of them down. I consider this a rescue mission. The vase...
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nosegays
So much of what is bloomingnow is a treat for the nose. I look forward to the scent of lilacs that transports me to my gram’s casual side yard (never referred to as a “garden”). The bottlebrush blooms...
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