A blog about my family, parenting, life, beauty, hobbies, and whatever else I think of. I just enjoy writing and this gives me something fun to do to get out of real life for a little bit. I hope it can be a little break for you too. Friday, May 24, 2013. Dirty Boys and Chickens! I miss you all when I am away and WOW have I been away a long time or what! Life is definitely different since moving out here and I am loving it! I will tell you all about the chickens in a bit.

Ramblings from a Desert Garden. 8216; and host a giveaway. Horticulturist, Maureen Gilmer, makes her home in the Palm Springs area, in the midst of the California desert, and she has put offered her expertise in creating colorful dry gardens in her latest book. Part two has a comprehensive list .

Saturday morning I decided to head to Red Butte Garden to see what is blooming. The gardeners were hard at work, which is what I was trying to do in the home garden last week. Roses as Easy Care Plants.

Birding on a soggy day. When I looked out the window and saw all of the activity had ceased, it seemed odd, but then up in the bare crepe myrtle, I spotted a red-tailed hawk.

Landscape Design and Garden Blog. Here is a project that kept me busy this summer and fall. This was the scene that greeted me as I walked up to meet my latest clients at a large sweeping property near lake Travis. Most of the plantings were as old as the house and were not doing anything to visually lift the property. The random assortment of pruned boxwoods. Especially this front horseshoe area.

A Year in a Gippsland Garden. Discovering a hidden haven in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia.

Thursday, January 8, 2015. Possibly the Very Best Citrus. Not only am I a gardener, but my dad is a gardener, and my granddad is a gardener. Here we are, three generations of gardeners. They do have a lot of Texas crepe myrtles growing there, but semi-tropical they are not. What I really wanted to tell you about are Kishu Mandarins. Kids love them and w.

Flowering Plants for Texas and Natives. A garden is the best alternative therapy. For more images and to schedule portrait sessions. The Only Color I See Outside Is In My Own Backyard. The chives are putting on quite a show of flowers and a buffet for the honeybees, wasps and gray hairstreaks.