Peeling bark Hen of the Woods - the mother of all mushrooms Tropical plants All photographs taken on a beautiful Fall day at Planting Fields...

This is the side yard we cleared and re-planted a year ago . Everywhere the sprinklers reached survived not only the winter but the summer, ...

April 29th 2010 - after a cold and snowy winter we've had a warm and rainy couple of months, which means the azaleas are blooming a coup...

Quite a lot has been done outside over the past week or so and the best way to view it is from the second level/first storey. align:center;c...

It's currently 42 F and raining, all the cats are huddled together and I'm having to consider seriously turning on the heating. It...

I have a plan in my head of how the final section of the yard should look but I'm having a hard time explaining it. So here (courtesy o...

and some that prefer bright sunlight in the newly rescued part of the yard. This section goes from deep shade to full sun so it gives me lo...

UPDATE: the Angel drove me in his truck to get the Crepe Myrtle I had seen earlier this week. That's above and beyond! We have a host of...

The upside of all the rain and humidity: moss on moss

I wouldn't have popped out to the nursery to get a basil plant to replace the purple basil that disappeared over the weekend and been s...

Monday AM edition:   pots of purple basil and oregano added to herb garden     Tomatoes, peppers, basil, lemon balm and cilantro in th...

OK I'll be honest, I have a sort of pink obsession going on. Maybe I'm influenced by all the azaleas and rhododendrons flowering in ...

Today's post is brought to you by the colour PINK . Who knew (apart from artists, graphic designers and webmasters) that there were s...