I have always loved placing statues in my garden; they add personality and interest. My favorite and oldest is my little girl statue. I never named her so she remains "my little girl". She has been with me many years gracing every garden I've had. I love how she looks ready to take a bow…
Last Summer Days
I will hold on to warm days in the garden. Days of gentle breezes. Days with skies that hold the earth in a pallet of azure shades. Days when garden shadows play hide and seek between glints of light on flowering trees. Days in the garden witnessing the wonders of succession of bloom. When one…
“When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden.” ~ Minnie Aumonier
I recently found this quote on one of my favorite garden sites and loved the ending: Always the garden because it is the title of my blog. Why did I choose Always the Garden to be the title of my blog? Because when the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy my garden is always…
Spring
I write And capture moments in time To remember. Lest I forget. Winter garden. 2024 It always amazes me how the garden looks in winter. Remnants of Lavender, Russian Sage, Sedum Autumn Joy, and Bobo Hydrangea still standing, other herbaceous perennials asleep underground. During fall cleanup I left leaf litter and small fallen branches as…
Always the Garden 