Some more images from my trip to Milmont Greenshouses yesterday. Today I went to an Artisan Festival right here in my town along the James River. We had beautiful weather and throngs of people turned out for food, music and lots of exhibits from very talented artists. One in particular stood out, a young… Continue reading
Tag: Gardening
As I mentioned yesterday, I went back over the mountain to the awesome Milmont Greenhouses today. It was customer appreciation day, thanking everyone for 40 years! My good friend KY wasn’t able to come with me today, but I decided to go because it was a lovely cool, overcast, autumn day. I was not disappointed.
Well, done except for a new light fixture for the front door. I had planned on looking for one today but last night I received a call from Bearded Collie Rescue via LS in Charlotte, NC. There was a Beardie in Bedford, VA- in the shelter, that needed to be pulled. I couldn’t do it… Continue reading
Well, it took 5 solid days of working, but in the end it was worth it. In case you missed yesterday’s post, you can read it here. So this is where I took over. I used some white leftover latex paint and diluted it with equal parts water to… Continue reading
The rain threatens with gray skies and no sight of the sun. Are you as tired of the downpours yet, or are you in a section of the country that needs it desperately? KBJ is in San Francisco where the Yosemite wildfire threatens the city with loss of power and water. There is rain all… Continue reading
My friend Kim and I both share a love of all things garden, so we planned a trip to a wonderful nursery on the other side of the mountain that she introduced me to several years ago.
Well, I say done, meaning the basic structure and plants are now in place. Now I watch it to see how things do…..whether the plants
Yesterday I shared the beginning of a pocket garden space developed in response to planting a new red Japanese maple tree. The expansion of the raised box area photo, seen again below, was actually done first, and is really part of the overall plan to add more to the left side of the house and… Continue reading
Yesterday I showed the planting of the Japanese red maple tree (Emperor) that started the idea for another pocket garden to the left side of the garage. Today some photos of how it starts to come together. I start first with the shape for the garden space. When planning either a new area or an… Continue reading
It all started when I said I really wanted to plant another Japanese Maple and thought it could go to the left of the garage to break up all the very tall, tall green trees and the green of the flowering shrubs.