Posts Tagged ‘flowers’
Down To Earth In the Pink
By Gerlind Dubey Dianthus are commonly known as Pinks; which for the life of me I never understood, because Pinks come in a variety of colors, in fact white, yellow, orange, red, and purple are very common colors for Pinks. After doing some research, I was rewarded with some interesting insight. Word has it that the color pink was named for the [...]
Perennial Gardens Can Become The Pride And Joy of New Gardener
Down to Earth By Gerlind Dubey A plus of this spectacular spring season is the abundance of cool and sunny days; Perfect for weeding and preparing the garden. And ….shopping for new additions to the garden. Last Wednesday, my friend and I took a trip to the Springville Auction, once there we found an abundance of healthy beautiful [...]
Down To Earth – White Trillium on Whig Street
By Gerlind Dubey This is the time of year that I would rather go to a garden center or head out into our woodlands in search of wildflowers than sit in front of the computer dawdling over Facebook. Any day now gardeners and naturalists alike will be in awe of one of the most beautiful wildflowers in our area. In late April, Trillium [...]
Oh my Aching Back
Down to Earth By Gerlind Dubey "The best fertilizer for a piece of land is the footprints of its owner.” ….Lyndon B. Johnson Like with most things in life, the better you prepare ahead of time, the easier the task. This is especially true when it comes to gardening. As the garden catalogs roll in and my lust for the garden i [...]
