"Beautiful spring trees and flower this year. Supposed to storm all weekend tough, so most of the early flowers will blow away."
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Sandy Day posted a status"Wore myself out just trying to contain the honeysuckle and hummingbird vines. Yikes!"
Sandy Day posted a status"We used to sit in the garden together every summer and watch the birds, hummingbirds, bunnies, cats, butterflies, and squirrels. :)"
Sandy Day posted a status"St Francis under the honeysuckle. A memorial to my mother who loved animals & flowers."
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"Sandy, Your Smilebox slide is fantastic. Love all your garden pics!"
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- Which category best describes you?
- Recreational Gardener
- Skill level
- Intermediate
- What kind of gardening do you like to do?
- flower, herbs, berries, tomatoes, peppers, onions
- How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?
- 15-20 hours. Some working, some birdwatching and feeding squirrels, some just kicking back
"Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn." --Elizabeth Lawrence, garden designer and writer
"There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me." -- Thomas Jefferson
i>Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you." -Langston Hughes, American poet
"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." -Lorraine Hansberry
"There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me." -- Thomas Jefferson
i>Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you." -Langston Hughes, American poet
"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." -Lorraine Hansberry
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Beautiful day in Central Illinois
Posted on October 19, 2009 at 7:48pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The weather was beautiful today here. The short warm-up, however, go the orange beetles going full force. They're everywhere inside and outside. The time for the annuals is coming to an end this year, but the perennials are still doing fine especially the roses, the most reliable plant in the garden. Soon it'll all be dormant and covered with snow. Put to bed for another season. :)
Been unseasonally cooler
Posted on August 27, 2009 at 8:04pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
This time of the year schools are usually getting out early because of the heat. It's been pretty decent around here lately. It's very early fall-like. Appreciate not having the stifling heat that is typical for late August. My allergies haven't really kicked up that badly either. We inherited a new cat who has been hanging around alot this summer. After careful monitoring of the situation, we finally decided to take him under our wing. About $500 in equipment and vet fees later, our beautiful… Continue
Yikes! One Day it's cool and rainy and the next it's hot, humid, and 100+ heat index!
Posted on August 7, 2009 at 9:45pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I don't know about the plants, but I'm certainly having trouble adapting to this crazy weather. :)
Finally got around to posting photos.
Posted on June 7, 2009 at 7:06pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I finally got around to posting some photos on my page. They're from a couple of days ago so there are lots of flowers that have not yet bloomed which gives me the opportunity to add more as the season progresses. Hope you enjoy the tour of our backyard. :)
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 8:51pm on May 9, 2010,
Sharon Bernstein said… - Sandy, My husband almost bought me my first Japanese Maple today but it was so windy at the garden center that it was hard to see them and some were turned over from the wind. I will just have to wait a little longer but that will make it so much better.
- At 8:41pm on August 27, 2009,
JANE BELL Z4/5 IA said… - Thx!! for the invite!! Very nice pix. You have a lovely garden setup!!
- At 8:05am on July 3, 2009,
Sharon Rose NW Ohio 5B said… - Where are you at Sandy?
- At 8:04am on July 3, 2009, Sharon Rose NW Ohio 5B said…
- Thanks Sandy! I love your garden, do you have any grass? :-) How long have you been working on it?
- At 6:55pm on June 18, 2009,
Jody Strauch said… - Thanks for adding me as a friend, Sandy. Lovely photos and gardens!
- At 9:23am on June 17, 2009,
Geraldine DeMartino said… - I love your Arbor, it looks exactly like my Rose Arbor, I will try to post a photo of it.
- At 11:19am on June 10, 2009,
Eloise S. Zone 5 said… - Your welcome Sandy I think I will look into markers as I get older, I forget and have brain farts!!!lol
- At 9:34pm on June 8, 2009, Eloise S. Zone 5 said…
- Sandy what type of plant do you have growing on your trellis??
- At 9:33pm on June 8, 2009, Eloise S. Zone 5 said…
- Sandy great photos. One thing I should do is tag all my flowers. Great idea...
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Randy Anderson zn.5/Il. USA commented on Janet Mills's group Hostas"Very nice planting Lydia. Thanks for sharing it here! My Grand Daughters name is Lydia, too."
Audra Mabrey - Z5/IN replied to Wendy Pritchett's discussion Inside Hens & Chicks in the group Hen and Chicks, Stonecrops and Sedum"I used to take mine in for the winter and store in the garage. A couple of years ago, I planted in my beds and left them out all winter. They did much better. I'm a Zone 5 in South/Central Indiana - Seymour. "
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