Cam (my visiting cardinal), my Kiwi Vine and I Offer Thanks

Cam (my visiting cardinal) and The Kiwi Vine Offer Thanks

When Pumpkins Smile . . .

The Plight of Red House Finches

"the wonderful gift of a garden"

"the wonderful gift of a garden"

Cheers!

Thank You AEB!

a Finch's FINESSE

a Finch's FINESSE

My Solitude Chair

My Solitude Chair

"It takes a sharp eye . . . or does it?"

"Chair for Solitude"

"It takes a sharp eye . . . or does it?"

'Tamukeyama's' Ballet

The exquisite leaves of my 'Tamukeyama' performed a ballet in my urban garden and are featured on my tumblr pages in a post that includes links to many stories about them. You can find it @ http://bit.ly/LNfv97ballet

Ms. Kauffmanniana

The Kauffmaniana Tulips were featured on a number of occasions on both of my blogs including a post which you can find @ http://bit.ly/MeBPY4

Inner Beauty

Images of the flowers from my Paeonia suffruiticosa have been featured in all of online venues, but the stories they have inspired may be found on my blog @ http://bit.ly/KxmsXt

Most Welcome Guest

You may read about my guest of honor @ http://bit.ly/KFbS6j

Giverny in New York

Monet and Matisse are not the only ones to be inspired by Tropaelum majus. In addition to a video "dedicated" to them, which can be found in this Media Gallery, I have many stories about them on my blog @ http://bit.ly/JwijHR

Honeysuckle Vine as a Pinwheel

Flowers from the Honeysuckle Vine are quite playful, as evidenced by this one pretending to be a pinwheel, as it swings from a trellis of bamboo in my garden. The trellis serves as an urban hedge and more details can be found on my blog @ http://bit.ly/honeysuc

Afternoon Nap

The Helichrysum bracteatum is the not the only place I find ants snoozing. As anyone who has ever had a Paeonia suffruitcosa knows, ants not only snooze upon their lovely petals, but they munch as much as they can. Details on my blog @ http://bit.ly/M7FAwppeonyant

The Bee and The Hyssop

To read about the adventures of bees that visited my garden's Hyssop plants and feasted on them for a number of days, please visit this link (where you will find related posts on my blog) @ http://bit.ly/KLDkdzbeesbeesbees

Heirloom Original Poet Daffodils

Heirloom Original Poet Daffodils are such sweet flowers. They were a delight in my urban garden this past spring and provided inspiration for a flip book that you may view on my tumblr pages @ http://bit.ly/Lo3Vgvheriloomdaffs

"Slumber Party Garden" Winterizing (One Method)

One method of winterizing can be seen here. To read more about my winterizing methods, please visit me on my blog @ http://bit.ly/LE8Agr