Late Spring

Spending time in the last couple of months on family affairs exhausted me both physically and mentally and didn’t leave much time left for anything else. I retreated to Instagram @petalsandwingsimages as my outlet since I didn’t have to spend time correcting images on PhotoShop. Now, as the dust settled, I’m back. With plenty of rain in early spring, the garden has grown pretty fast … Continue reading Late Spring

In The Tropic

Colorful Display It was nice to go from bone-chilling cold to warm and humid weather and be among a variety of very bright, colorful and beautiful tropical flowers.  Now, back to the cold climate and inches of snow on the ground, the longing for the site and the scent still lingers.  Working on photographs I took during the trip helps a little.  Here are a … Continue reading In The Tropic

Winter Colors

OK, Not Much But Still Better Than Nothing There is not much to see in the garden other than white snow on the ground that’s not leaving us anytime soon.   We just had a snow storm today and another one is due in two days.   Then the temperature will drop into single digits again.  When the weather is this unforgiving, so many birds … Continue reading Winter Colors

Basement Garden

Still Blooming What’s left blooming in our garden now are just some hardy roses, calendula and the broccoli that we let bloom for the bees (though technically a vegetable).  The re-blooming iris are just producing flower buds which may or may not bloom.  The weather has been staying around 50º F during the day and drops down below 40º F at night.  Last week it … Continue reading Basement Garden

Tuberose

Not Many Flowers, But Enough To Give Me Hope I’ve been buying one or two stems of Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) at the Union Square Farmer’s Market for the last couple of years.  I love its fragrance, very sweet and unique.  The scent brought me back to my childhood when my grandmother grew them in her garden.  The memory of  walking in the garden when they … Continue reading Tuberose