Greetings,We've been enjoying such beautiful weather this week. Sunny days and cool mornings giving that hint of the season on the verge of change. We've been very, very dry here...the grass is brown and crispy, but the natives are staying strong. Wa...

Greetings,The gardens are a buzz with bees and butterflies! We have been enjoying spotting monarch caterpillars on our butterfly weed patches and watching all the action on the mountain mints from the bees is amazing.Joe just updated our "Beginner's...

Greetings,Oh, have we been loving this season of enjoying all the butterflies in our gardens! We've also been searching our butterfly weed for caterpillars and have started to spot some monarch caterpillars.It's such a treat & certainly inspires...

Greetings,One of the blooms we are currently enjoying is that of Compass Plant. It took a couple years to bloom, so this is the first time we are getting to enjoy it in this particular garden space in our yard.This native can reach 12 feet tall (with...

Greetings,We are getting to enjoy the business of the gardens full of various pollinators now. Lately, a treat during breakfast has been observing monarchs fluttering around the micro prairie in our backyard. I hope you are enjoying the same in your...

Greetings,Happy last week of Spring 2025! We hope it finds you & your gardens well!Our kids are done with school, so it finally feels like we are switching into summer mode at our house.We have been enjoying eating strawberries from our patch of...

Greetings,Less than 2 weeks to go until the official start of summer. Our kiddos are still in school a few more days yet, so I guess that mentally it does still feel like it is Spring our way.We are thoroughly enjoying the days as more and more bloom...

Greetings,Not sure how, but here we are at the last day of May!? Where did it go?? I think in a flurry of all thing Spring events & sports with the kids and lots of rainy days! Our gardens are looking full with all the rain.Joe spent some time tr...

Greetings,Yesterday, we spent the day hiking in Shenandoah National Park. We were treated to a stunningly beautiful day of weather as well as getting to be surrounded by the mountain laurel in bloom on the trail. It was so special to be hiking throug...

Greetings,It's been a rainy week in our neck of the gardens this week, but boy everything is so green and the plants are happy!! I love getting to share a current bloomer with you as the season progresses. I hope you can use the ideas to enhance the...