While I’m playing with the kids this week I thought you might enjoy seeing what’s playing in my garden right now! Enjoy!
In My Pretty Garden
Giveaway Note: Great giveaway over at iLashGirls this week. This month we are celebrating Freedom and we have a giveaway for two pieces of beautiful freedom art work. A great way to help you remember and celebrate your freedom every day. Go on over and enter your name for the giveaway – and then come [...]
Rose Festival
Note: Be sure and check out the two different great giveaways this week at iLashGirls! The Fun, Fun & More Fun Giveaway has two great summer items. I think I want the sidewalk chalk for myself and the beach bag is so cute!! And if you have ever thought about starting a blog Sherra and [...]
My Own Field of Poppies
Do you remember that scene in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy is running through a beautiful field of poppies with the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow? I always loved that scene, mainly because of the flowers. Even though the poppies have had a spell put on them by the Wicked Witch so that [...]
Springtime in the Garden
Today you are going to get a tour of my garden. There’s not a lot blooming right now but there are some definite signs of Spring especially along the woodland path. Lots of daffodils… and the Hellebores are still blooming…. and then these pretty little delicate blue flowers. I can’t remember what they are – [...]
A Walk in the Garden
How about joining me today for a walk through my late summer garden – there’s plenty to see. Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy! Wish you were here to see it in person! Happy last days of summer.
At My Front Door….
I just had to share… If you were to stop by my house this is what would greet you at my front door… Isn’t this crazy, out of control clemetis ’jackmanii’ incredible!! I think it likes it there. It has totally taken over the rose that is underneath it. Wish you could all stop by and see it [...]
Thriller, Filler and Spiller
I am a little late with my posting this week. We are in the middle of high school graduation and there are 25 graduation related activities on our calendar so I am doing my best to keep up! Since I have a gardening theme going on Mondays the last couple of weeks I thought I’d share [...]
Gardening 101
Fourteen years ago we built the house that we currently live in. We moved from our small, one bathroom bungalow in the city to our 5 bedroom home in the suburbs. With the birth of our fourth child – we had definitely outgrown that house! Not only did we buy a lot more house – [...]
In the Garden
I hope you are all enjoying your holiday weekend. We are spending some time in the garden. Today I thought I’d share with you what’s blooming in the Wilkes’ family garden. Tomorrow I’ll share with you my how I went from being a “pot of geraniums on the porch” kind of non-gardener to a having a garden [...]



















