The weather forecast for this coming weekend calls for rains possibly beginning late Friday night. I have been sick with some type of upper respiratory tract infection; in other words a head cold, for the past week. I was reluctant to do much outside i… more »

This has been the first spring in several years that did not see me covering the lilac bushes to prevent the cold from killing the buds. For the first time in several years we have not had a killing frost or freeze in ea… more »

On a recent Saturday Sister #1, Sister #2, and myself travelled to a local nursery; Sister #4 met us at the nursery as she was travelling from her home.  There are many sources for purchasing plants for the gardens; most of the larger home improvement ce… more »