Dear Reader,
Thanks so much for landing in my garden! I’d love you share with you the joy of growing and caring for the plants, trees and critters that we live with at our three-acre South Carolina home.
In the Fairy Garden
Dear Reader,
The first time we looked at our property nine years ago, a steady breeze was coming up the hill from the soybean fields, and we were smitten within seconds of getting out of the car. We have many old oaks scattered around, and to the right of the house there are a couple of big ones that are surrounded by four dogwoods, lots of boulders, some azaleas, and, back then, lots of pink creeping phlox. That area seemed so magical that I named it the fairy garden.
This spring, after about four years of total neglect, we set about renovating that garden…
Thrifty Little Seeds
Can I just tell you how much of a kick I get out of growing plants from seed? I sow them with abandon because they don’t cost much and produce hundreds of perennials and annuals for my gardens each year.
Me in Spring
Me In Spring
In Springtime I think I am a good gardener. As if I could possibly take credit for the explosion of color, I spend a lot of time walking