Archive for May, 2012

Flowering Herbs

Check it out… my herbs are growing & flowering like CRAZY!! Sage, Thyme, and Chives… mmm mmm mmmmm. However, chives do look a little overwatered with all the rain we’ve been having… I think I need to transplant with better drainage.

May 15, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Aphids

ugh. I caught the plant lice, otherwise known as Aphids. I added some petunia seedlings to a hanging basket in the front yard. They were doing well, until this week, when I noticed (well, my husband noticed, and alerted me) that there were little green bugs on the leaves. These little jerks are HIGHLY destructive, [...]

May 14, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Happy Mother’s Day!

I’m very lucky to have in my life lots of women who deserve to be celebrated today. I have a wonderful Mother, Mother-in-Law, Omi (grandmother), Grandma, and Godmother. Plus, I have lots of family and friends who are great Moms, too. I thought today I’d share a pic of my mother’s favorite flower, Lily of [...]

May 13, 2012 · Sheryl · One Comment
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Herb of the Week – Spearmint

I decided to start another blog series — herb of the week. It really seems like the fresh herbs are what I flock to when I get overwhelmed with the maintenance of some of the other plants.  They are easy to identify, (usually) easy to grow, plus, they smell really good. In the garden, I [...]

May 11, 2012 · Sheryl · One Comment
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Azalea Shmazalea

Growing up we had an azalea bush in our yard that I LOVED to cut flowers from… until I cut one with a bumble bee inside, and it was enough to traumatize me to never cut those flowers again! Of course, I’m a big girl now, and know bumble bees don’t usually sting you, so [...]

May 10, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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I’ve got the blues…

Oh my. I’ve got the blues because I haven’t been blogging enough. I need to get my act together, otherwise, before you know it, May (peak spring flower season) will have came and went. But actually, I quite literally have the blues… Blue Ajuga that is! This lovely ground cover is all over my garden and [...]

May 8, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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I’m in love… with Condursos Garden Center

I’ve been missing me some gardening! My posts have been scarce lately, due to some other commitments, mostly my job (seriously, can I please just win the lottery already?), but some fun stuff, too, thankfully! Every day to & from work, I pass Condursos Garden Center. I don’t always get out from work early enough (they close [...]

May 1, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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