"Audra....GS has that effect on all of us Gardeners :)
Spring was definitely in the air here in Ireland today. We had 2 grandkids for the day and we were out digging,planting and having fun too :)"
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Briana
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- Hesperia, CA
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Contributing GardenerCatherine Cronin (Ireland) commented on Briana's blog post Growing old with my Mom
Audra Mabrey - Z5/IN commented on Briana's blog post Growing old with my Mom"Gardening popped into my life when I moved miles from my home, friends and family. I do not know how I got along for so many years without it. I've been away for Months and for some reason have been drawn back in to…"
Contributing GardenerJoan *Flower Angel*.. Z-8 commented on Briana's blog post Growing old with my Mom
"Truly a wonderful Blog... "Many Blessings" to you and your Family... "Happy Gardening"."
Alison Baker commented on Briana's blog post Growing old with my Mom"so happy that your garden is source of comfort and joy to you! I am a caregiver for my job and boy some days my garden is all I can think about getting home to! but I love it and find a great satisfation in helping others , you always learn from the…"
Lourdes Draper commented on Briana's blog post Growing old with my Mom"Hi Briana ..there is a time in our life that we stop some things just to take care of our love ones. You taking care of your Mom have a big heart ..I'm glad that you have a garden to brighten your days. I started gardening this is my third year…"
Contributing GardenerCatherine Cronin (Ireland) commented on Briana's blog post Growing old with my Mom
"Hy Briana, Welcome back :)
That is a lovely,refreshing Blog to read!
Sorry to hear about your Mom and I hope she is improving now. Spring does give us hope and a renewal of things to come. I also haven't been on here much lately, my excuse is…"
Briana's blog post was featuredGrowing old with my Mom
Imagine my surprise to see that I had been featured here on Garden- Share. It's been months since I've had a chance to visit the site, but it felt like an old friend had dropped an impromtu note to say hello and remind me there is another world out there. Since June of 2011, I've been a full time caregiver for my 79 y.o. Mom, who fell on June 21 and broke her left hip. Six months later on December 14 she fell again and broke her right hip and elbow. It's been a tough time. Through it all,…See More
JLHowell left a comment for Briana"Hi! Haven't checked in for a while, but I spent time in my garden today and thought I would share what is happening here in SW Florida. My Cassia tree is in full bloom- beautiful yellow flowers with lots of butterflies being attracted to…"
Briana commented on Briana's blog post A great break in Big Bear!"Good to hear from an old "local"! I'd be lost without the place. Our other home is here in Oak Hills, near Hesperia/Victorville, so it's easy to get up the hill."
Bob (Z9B Florida) commented on Briana's blog post A great break in Big Bear!"Big Bear is a great area!! We had a great overlook cottage in Running Springs when we lived in Redlands. It was always a pleasure to get out of the "flatlands.""
Marian Bostwick left a comment for Briana"Rosemary Verey's Making of a Garden & Good Planting are wonderfully written books. They are storybooks, became a page turner, which is unusual in a Garden Book. It includes all the information needed but is not dry & encyclopedic. The…"
Briana replied to Shannon Showalter's discussion Need Landscaping Ideas in the group Garden Projects; Renovation- Remodel"Can you post pictures of the exterior of your home?"
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Growing old with my Mom
Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:20am 7 Comments 5 Likes
Imagine my surprise to see that I had been featured here on Garden- Share. It's been months since I've had a chance to visit the site, but it felt like an old friend had dropped an impromtu note to say hello and remind me there is another world out there.
Since June of 2011, I've been a full time caregiver for my 79 y.o. Mom, who fell on June 21 and broke her left hip. Six months later on December 14 she fell again and broke her right hip and elbow. It's been a tough…
Continue A great break in Big Bear!
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 12:34pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
I hadn't been up to the Big Bear house in a month, so finally having a chance to go, I loaded my Mom, and the Pup into the car and off we went. We were only there 2 1/2 days, but it felt like a week!
As we drove through town to our place, I was noticing many of the trees were starting to show their Fall colors. I must say that Fall is my favorite season, with the crisp air, brillant colors, and the shift in the natural lighting that spreads a glow across the landscape.
When…
Continue What are you reading??
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 1:14am 3 Comments 0 Likes
I am an ecclectic and voracious reader! I have books throughout my home, all at different stages of being consumed! Here's a list of what's on my nightstand:
* The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson Vol 1
* Our Life In Gardens
* Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth Vol 2 (1897)
* Mr Loudon's England
* The Queens of Society (1890)
* The Galaxy Vol 7 (1869)
* Wood and Garden-Gertrude Jekyll
So what are you reading? I love to hear what…
Continue Tonight's Book
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 12:10am 5 Comments 2 Likes
I've been reading in my library tonight, " The View from Great Dixter", with all the wonderful, personal stories about Christopher Lloyd and his gardens.
Sitting in my chair, I realize that I have a yearning, a longing, to travel to Europe and to spend months and months exploring and seeing with my own eyes all the wonderful gardens I read about! I envy the gardeners of the UK and beyond, who seem to have boundless vistas, perfect weather and an abundance of history and historical…
Continue Garden Progressing Beautifully
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 11:42am 3 Comments 3 Likes
I was finally able to get to our mountain home, where we have been working on landscaping both the front and back yards. This is the first time we have "subbed" out a gardening project, but let me say it was one of my wisest decisions to date.
This home has more rocks that weeds, so digging is a nightmare! We needed to install French drains, as well as all of the new irrigation systems and plants, going from 24" boxes on down to 1 gallon containers. We also put in retaining walls,…
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- At 11:10pm on November 19, 2011, JLHowell said…
Hi! Haven't checked in for a while, but I spent time in my garden today and thought I would share what is happening here in SW Florida. My Cassia tree is in full bloom- beautiful yellow flowers with lots of butterflies being attracted to it. Both the orange bird of paradise and the tall white bird of paradise is in bloom. I cut back my angel's trumpet in the front yard and it is looking quite pitiful but it has managed to put out a few flowers anyway. The Hong Kong orchid tree is starting to bloom (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/c21/2540.jpg&imgrefurl=http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/bauhinia_blakeana.htm&h=450&w=600&sz=74&tbnid=l2hJVw4PtAxlPM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=125&prev=/search%3Fq%3DHong%2Bkong%2Borchid%2Btree%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=Hong+kong+orchid+tree&docid=p4d1DGXhJ6WRzM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hobITpn-HsLr0QGMg-nvDw&ved=0CFMQ9QEwAw&dur=687) and I have one of my orchids that is also a purple flower in bloom hanging in the tree. I got out and replanted the pots in the backyard today with a combo of yellow (bush daisies), purple mona lavender plectranthus, and either red or white petunias. I had one pot with false heather so I replanted more plants in that pot and combined it with the Purple Mona lavendar. I will have to take pictures. I am hoping that the "home remedy" for rabbit deterents will work with this planting- dirty dog hair- as I lost most of my spring plantings within a week or two to the rabbits!
I am hoping tomorrow to do some weeding around my orange bird of paradise and spread some mulch. I also want to dig up the xanadu philodendron that have gotten leggy and replace them with the coontie that I still have in pots that were purchased this summer. I need to spread mulch in this area as well and plant some pentas in the pots I have that surround the pineapple fountain. I will try to take pictures either tomorrow or next weekend as I will be back here then.
- At 12:44pm on September 11, 2011, Marian Bostwick said…
- Rosemary Verey's Making of a Garden & Good Planting are wonderfully written books. They are storybooks, became a page turner, which is unusual in a Garden Book. It includes all the information needed but is not dry & encyclopedic. The estate, Barnsley House, where she entered as the lady of the house in August of 1939, is the very next place on my travel wish list. I haven't been able to travel for awhile since trying to save the life of my DeAnna, failing and becoming ill though I take very good care of myself. If you haven't already read it, it is a suggestion, if you have I would like to hear your opinion on it. Take care, Marian
- At 11:15am on August 10, 2011, Alison Clarke gave Briana a gift…
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- At 5:41am on August 7, 2011,
Contributing GardenerCatherine Cronin (Ireland) said… Hello Briana, thanks for being friends. Your garden is really lovely :)
Catherine C.
- At 1:25am on August 1, 2011,
Melissa Clark - Texas, 8b said…
- Wow! Beautiful pictures! Love the new landscaping!
- At 1:28pm on July 24, 2011, Jaylene Huyett gave Briana a gift…
- At 3:37pm on July 23, 2011,
Steve Lovell said… Hello Briana, I enjoyed the stroll through your mountain garden, this morning, and was mildly surprised to find that my coffee had gone cold : ) I feel a little claustrophobic, now, gazing at my own patch .
Happy gardening,
Steve
- At 12:12pm on July 23, 2011, Joan *Flower Angel*.. Z-8 gave Briana a gift…
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Wow !!! Greenery in the desert... You have a green thumb. Welcome to GARDEN-SHARE. COM... You will love it here. Lots of beautiful flowers and gardens... Happy gardening.
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Grant Meyer USDA zone 9 commented on Garden-Share's group Flower Gardens"Just for fun, here's a cosmos pic (C. sulphureus) and a Harrisia cactus, both blooming in the garden. Talk about a sweet-and-salty combination: a fluffy self sowing annual, and a durable low-water tropical cactus. Still, they…"
Grant Meyer USDA zone 9 commented on Garden-Share's group Arizona"Good morning everyone! Plenty to do in the garden today but I thought I'd just pop in and share these Harrisia blooms in the garden. This plant blooms off and on all summer long. It has four blooms this morning and…"
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