flowers

~ A Stroll Through My Garden ~

June 26, 2013 by pafisher

clematis coleus

garden shots

Now to recap…first we have one of my three Clematis’, then coleus which is planted in a mixed pot on my deck, a blue Hydrangea, Achillea (I call this Yarrow), another Chematis, Astilbe, Sweet William, one of my many Hosta (not sure but maybe September Sun), I think this next one is in the Iris family (I have three colors, I’ve had them for years so I can’t remember the name), then pansy, an Iris bud and the same Iris open, Coral Bells and Blue Spruce, Stella de Oro Daylily, AnnaBelle Hydrangea, and Elderberry. Whew….that made me have to think! Hope I got them right, or at least close. I’ll do some more another day. I have a separate Hosta garden that I try to hide from the deer (Not always with great success, sadly!). If you’re a Hosta lover like me, check out this great book my sister gave me after I did some gardening at her house for my niece’s graduation party, The Color Encyclopedia of Hostas.
Happy gardening!

Filed Under: My Potager, The Catskills Tagged With: flowers, garden

~ Spring In New York ~

April 27, 2013 by pafisher

Spring has finally come to Upstate New York, this could explain why I haven’t had a post up in so long….enjoying the sunshine!

Filed Under: My Potager Tagged With: flowers, garden, spring

Garden Dreams…..

January 10, 2013 by pafisher

I know it’s just the beginning of January…… but the seed catalogs have been arriving in the mail and my thoughts are turning to dirt, or what I will plant in it this year anyway.

Where to begin!

I was thinking of my garden the other day and a song popped in my head from my childhood, that I can’t stop singing. My grandmother, whose house we now live in, would play her piano and sing this song called, “I Come To The Garden Alone”. This has stayed such a strong memory that as I write this it’s as though her and her pink piano are still in this living room with me. So for those of you who don’t know this song, I went searching for it. I’ve found a slightly different rendition than my “Gram’s”, but nonetheless a good one. So enjoy some tunes while you browse some of my last year’s garden shots…..