Doesn’t the idea of a meadow of Florida wildflowers sound dreamy? Well, I have been wanting one for some time now. Received my mail order …
Planting a Florida wildflower meadow
November 2022
Designing for Pavers in Car Port and Around Studio
As you may already know, Joe and I built a cedar and copper pipe trellis on the former horse stall where my son parks his …
The Best Palms in My Central Florida Garden
I love palms. When I purchased my home, the first trees I planted were two Jacarandas and three Queen Palms. Nothing says “hello tropical” better …
Purchasing an Antique Rose Bush from Heirloom Roses in Oregon
I have been wanting to expand my antique roses collection for some time. This summer, I had my sights set on purchasing a Mutabilis rose …
Practicing Portraiture
I just finished up my final final, final presentation, and final group paper for my last class as a marketing M.S. at the University of …
Amazing Cedar Cleaner & Sealing the Garden Bed and Outdoor Shower
The cedar garden bed was looking dull and dirty. Since the morning glories died off for the winter, and we subsequently had nights in the …
Collecting and planting moonflower seeds
It’s the middle of November and the moonflowers have died back. It’s time to clean up the remnants and collect the seeds from the pods. …
Reshaping the kidney sun island bed
I have been busy at work with the 2022 mid-term election (I work in politics) and got double whammied this week with my Marketing Master’s …
Finishing up the circle beds & planting cool season flower seeds
This is the second article in the series. Click here to read the first blog piece. Well, I completed digging the third 7′ diameter circle …
Amazing Serendipity. An endangered tillandsia in my driveway!
I have been on my property for twenty-years and have never come across this… an endangered Giant Air Plant. I spotted it out of the …