Gardening

Gardening has long been a hobby of mine. When I was married to my first husband, I took great delight in working in our garden, in spite of the punishing heat of a Texas summer. When I divorced and moved into an apartment, I tried to keep in touch with the outdoors by growing container plants on my balcony. Then, when I moved into my very own home, I had a blank canvas to work with. You can see how I did in the My Cottage Garden section below.

Gardening in Texas can be a challenge, as you have to consider the extreme heat and humidity when selecting plants. Now that Eric and I are in our new house, and I get to work on our garden, I'll be adding photos and discussing the failures and successes I have, as well as providing you with links to other gardening resources.

Gardening Quotes - garden quotes, gardening quotes, quotes for gardeners.

Our New Garden

• Garden - Spring 2009 - Eric is amazed how quickly things grow down here
• Garden - Backyard Safari - Early spring 2009 - Since moving in to our new home, one of our favorite pastimes is sitting quietly on the patio and watching the wildlife in our very own Backyard Safari.
• Garden Late Winter 2008/2009 - even as the rest of the country is buried in snowdrifts, we are able to start work in our new garden.
• Garden - Summer 2008 - Our new garden will be a peaceful retreat for us to relax in, even in the heat of summer.
• The new garden - my mind is already buzzing with ideas for our new garden.

My Cottage Garden

Before Eric and I got married and moved into our own house, I owned a little cottage and spent many hours creating a garden that brought me great joy. You can see the progress of that garden through the links below, in reverse chronological order.

• Garden - Early Summer 2008 - As if the garden knows I'll be leaving it soon, it's putting on a display I'll remember.
• Garden - Butterflies 2008 - When I saw this little visitor, I just had to try and capture it in pixels.
• Garden - Spring 2008 - Even though I'm going to be moving this year, I'll be keeping the garden looking its best until it's time to leave.
• Garden - Summer 2007 - Come and visit my own little corner of Wild America!
• Garden - Spring 2007 - Lots of spring rain is getting the garden off to a good start in 2007.
• Garden - Early Summer 2006 - How does your garden grow? See how mine is coming along this year.
• The Patio Cover Project - To help me get the most use from my patio, I enlisted the help of my neighbor to build a shady patio cover.
• Garden - Spring 2006 - The lawn is trying to recover from the brutal summer of 2005 and other developments in the garden.
• Garden - Spring 2005 - See how the garden looks after one year.
• Gardening Progress - See how far the garden has come in just one short month!
• The Garden Project - In between rainstorms, during one week in February 2004, the garden gets a lawn and a patio!
• My Garden - what I started out with at my new house - not much to see, I'm afraid!

Gardening Links

• Southern Gardening - articles and publications especially for gardeners in the Southern states.
• Garden Web - a garden community on the Internet.
• Dave's Garden - for gardeners, by gardeners.
• Backyard Living Magazine - a really nice magazine for gardeners, with a great website to match.

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