Lonicera ‘Twiggy’ makes a compact 2′ tall x 2′ wide shrub with twiggy growth, lined with tiny yellow leaves that hold their bright yellow color into the winter. Twiggy is a new selection of the well-known Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ from the UK garden of Ashwood’s John Massey. Average size is 2-3’ high and wide;…
This little guy has been hopping through and browsing from the garden these past few weeks.
As my friend left our house recently, I noticed this little vole running in circles on the driveway. I don’t know what was wrong with this little guy but he continued his compulsive circling until my husband scooped him up in a bin and took him back into the woods to release him. Voles aren’t…
One of my favorite color combinations–chartreuse and burgundy–make beautiful companions in this section of my garden. Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’ Black Lace is a dark foil for Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Lutea’, two of my favorite plants.
Looked for this manual online and couldn’t find it so I scanned mine. Duracraft Oil Filled Radiator Heater Owner’s Manual Model CZ-600 Click on the link to download a pdf of this manual.
My husband and I have spent a good part of this summer working on our side yard with the goal of stopping storm water runoff from inundating the neighbor’s yard and perhaps basement. I should say “slow down” the water rather than “stop” the water because with the heavy rain showers we’ve had in recent…
We found this little guy wrapped up in a fold of the blue tarp that we use to cover the grill during the winter. This is the first time I’ve ever seen a tree frog, so cute! I had to find out more about them. They have round sticky toe pads that help them travel…
My husband was excited to see this bird; apparently it’s rarely seen around here. I managed to take a photo before it flew off.
We are lucky enough to be in a small pocket of an area that is completely free of deer in an area that is completely infested with deer. At least that’s what I used to think. Then this little cutie came ambling up the street, took a right into our yard and grazed her way…
In 2011 we were lucky enough to have a family of foxes living under our shed. There were two parents, another adult, probably a female, who helped watch the cubs, and six little roly poly cubs. Darn, they were cute! I got a few shots of them.
