Archive for the ‘Gardening’ Category

Humid Weather

Thu 2 Aug 2007 It’s a real muggy morning so I tried to get a lot done early. Planted the 6 boxwood bushes along the sidewalk border and pulled a few weeds. Looking...

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Little Water Feature

Wed 1 Aug 2007 I saw this old postcard on ebay and had to have it. Not the postcard, but I’m lusting the waterfall because it would look amazing running down...

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Baby coons & Japanese Beetles

Tue 3 Jul 2007 The biggest threat to my little oasis seems to be baby raccoons and Japanese Beetles. Oh, the baby coons are so cute but they are such curious little...

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Busy Planting

Thu 31 May 2007 I’m really horrible updating this thing. By the time I get in from outside I’m too tried to update my blog, let alone update all the software...

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Poppy Bloom

Tue 15 May 2007 It rained this morning so I’ve been out pulling weeds from the wet earth. Amazing how the little buggers seem to grow overnight when we get rain....

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Snake House

Thu 3 May 2007 We have a snake living in one of our birdhouses. Kind of cute, I guess. I’ve been busy planting as much as I can, ignoring that in 2005 we had...

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Quad Cities Plant Sales

Fri 27 Apr 2007 Attention Q-C peeps! The Times has listed the dates and times of plants sales around the Quad Cities area. Plant Sale Dates & Times Time to...

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