Friends at Larrapin Leigh on 29 Jun 2009
What a relief! Last night I was out watering the garden (because I still haven’t put together the irrigation system I’ve had in the box since March) and the cool air just started flowing in – what a delight! It reminded me of living in the Black Mountains of NC, when in the summer evenings [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 28 Jun 2009
Ok, so it may not have actually hit 100 yesterday except in heat index (which surpassed 100). That’s what I get for looking at a bank’s temperature reading when the whole sign is out in the blazing sun! That sign (on a bank in Farmington) should lead to some amazing numbers being posted when we [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 27 Jun 2009
The hummingbird was given to us by our wonderful friends Cem and Marianne years ago. Only yard-art hummingbirds are out in the sun today. It’s 100 and hardly a cloud in the sky. Heat index near 105 today they said down at the Farmers’ Market this morning. I did notice it was crowded before 9am [...]
Field Trip! Leigh on 22 Jun 2009
Continuing on Omni’s Peace Garden Tour from a couple weeks ago, here are the pics from Marie R.’s lovely city shade garden. The garden is named for Julia Ward Howe, an American social activist, abolitionist, poet and author of “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” She was also the first to proclaim “Mother’s Day.”
Marie has a [...]
Field Trip! Leigh on 14 Jun 2009
Yesterday I had the delight of visiting three of the five gardens featured on Omni’s Peace Garden Tour 2009. How fun to get to see what other passionate gardeners are doing! My first stop was Ed L.’s lovely home and woodland garden site in South Fayetteville. It’s like a fairytale cottage in a forest…only it’s [...]
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