Fall Transition Begins-

Fall Transition Begins-

This week’s Garden Moments is full of summer-is-gone images taken this morning that I think best represent this bittersweet garden transition season we are now in, especially with October upon us. It’s one of my favorite months of the year! There is a...
Treasuring Little Bouquets-

Treasuring Little Bouquets-

It’s that time of the year when we start our gentle and sad goodbye to our cherished summer Garden Moments and our sweet posies. Little by little. Day by day. Bloom by bloom. Summer flowers are on the way out. Far too soon it seems. The prep for fall and winter...
Switching Out Plants-

Switching Out Plants-

It happens every year about this time. Some plants need replacing. When the heat and humidity, plus my lack of enthusiasm for going out and watering every single day collide, some babies just don’t make it until fall. There are always a few that just don’t...
Dog Days of Summer-

Dog Days of Summer-

Like much of the country, the Midwest has been baking under hot temps and worse humidity, making it difficult to spend much time celebrating sacred Garden Moments during the tough heat of the day. Whew! Instead, I head outside very early (and set an even earlier...
Peony Magic-

Peony Magic-

While I adore Hydrangeas and can’t image my garden without them. I’m also a huge fan of Peonies, the stunning and much-loved subject of today’s Garden Moments. This year’s chilly spring weather, which extended into early June, really slowed...