Showing posts from April, 2014
As part of my Wardrobe Architect exercises, I have identified that I do not like super slim pencil skirts. I also tend to not tuck blouses into pencil or straight skirts because I feel like it is not the most flattering look for me. My other gripe with straight skirts purchased off-the-rack is that the waist-to-hip …
I dearly love iris! They are my favorite flower, so I am always anxious for spring to come. Two weeks ago, my white cemetery iris bloomed. Then, this past week, the others started to come forth. I am terrible at remembering plant names, but this one is a batik variety with interesting veining. It is the firs…
In yesterday's post, I mentioned some plants I had added to the garden. Here are some photos. I added Thrift (Creeping Phlox) to the flower bed on the east side of the walk to match the one on the west side. I added two clumps of dianthus to bring in some lovely pink color. I planted this Litho…
Keeping a gardening journal is an excellent way to record events in the garden, such as bloom times, weather patterns, and plant performance. I have decided to record these entries on Sundays, since the majority of my gardening occurs on the weekends and Sunday will be a good day to wrap up everything that happened i…
