Quiet Morning Snow fell again last night, not as much as when blizzard ‘Nemo’ blew over a few days ago. That night I came home to see a foot of snow on the ground as well as the patio (under the roof). Last night was peaceful and quite a beautiful night, beautiful enough to make me anxious to get up early in the morning to … Continue reading Garden in Snow
Even with Hard Pruning We came back from vacation just in time for the Paul’s Himalayan Musk bloom. It would have been a tragedy to miss it since it blooms only once a year. The garden is covered with a honey scent, especially when the temperature is a little on the cool side. I did give it a hard pruning early in spring, before the … Continue reading Still Unruly; the Himalayan Musk Rose
A graceful rambler Every year in June is the time for roses to push out and bloom. We have a mix of once a season blooming and continuous blooming roses in our garden. When I started fixing our garden, I didn’t know that some roses in this climate bloom only once a year. The roses in the tropics bloom all year round, at least in … Continue reading Paul’s Himalayan Musk
Petals and Wings 