Amateur Gardener

I just added a few photos of whats going on in the garden. Some things I didn't take photos of because they are not quite photogenic y...

I love caladiums. This Miss Muffett caladium is still in the pot. I am trying to find the right spot for it. It got  some hail damage  i...

I haven't been able to get out in the garden. We've had flooding rains, 65 mph winds, hail and temperatures in the 40s. It has been ...

Happy Birthday today, to my mom, who is 87 years old. She helped nurture the budding desire in me, as a child, to have my hands in the soil ...

Don't forget that you can double click on the photos to make them larger. I planted  "Fireworks Purple Fountain Grass" (Pennis...

Watered the front yard most of the day, cleaned out the front flower  bed (it had a few weeds growing) and planted yellow nasturtiums  ...

Superstition iris Superstition bud. I like how this looks almost  black in the bud stage. Rustic Royalty iris growing behind  th...

We had a rain/hail storm last night. The garden is intact, sun is out, temperature is cool and the air crisp! We are now having sustained 4...

I am going to re-read one of my favorite garden books, so I thought I might share the title here. "Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garde...

We finally got a good rain last night. I hope there will be more as it won't get us out of our drought. I saw a Road-Runner in the yard ...