The Memory Garden Story

The Memory Garden Story

With a hurting heart, I began in early March of 2008, to dig the plants from my Mother’s yard and move them to mine, creating what became a Memory Garden. Each time I made a trip to her house, digging in her dirt, my heart would break and the tears would fall…

Chairs for the Garden

Chairs for the Garden

The house is smelling a lot like Christmas, the decorations are up and Christmas music is playing. Looking so forward to the next few days …

Fall Figs

Fall Figs

Growing figs in the Fall!  I didn’t know my fig trees I planted in the Spring would produce figs in the Fall! That is one of my favorite things about gardening -you get surprises all the time. Last year we had an abundance of tomatoes, peppers, and green beans....
Garden Art: Repurposed Rotors

Garden Art: Repurposed Rotors

Repurposing things that appear to have no value and recycling them into works of art is one of my passions. The old rotors are a good example. Stashed in a corner next to the garage, leftover from some work my husband had done on his car, they were waiting for me to...