Gardening under the Florida sun

I am loving the little front yard garden right now! The zinnias that I grew from seed are taking off, and the tomatoes, zucchini, and peppe...

Ballerina Rose Wild Petunia Blackberry All in a Day A day is a perfect piece of time to live a life, to plant a seed, to watch the sun go...

Hanging upside down, they dry out and pump blood into their new wings. Doesn't take long and they're ready. Take off! It always se...

Photo by Elizabeth

Evening in the backyard garden. The cowpeas are really starting to take off. Pretty Zinnia. The tomatoes are setting fruit. Cosmic Purple Ca...

I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance yesterday to reply to the comments. We have family coming in for the weekend, so I'm in tha...

With four other nest boxes to choose from, you would think Silky would pick an empty one, but does she? Nope, it's more fun to harass br...

Mystery plants. Cauliflower? Marigolds and Costata Romanesco Squash. Sweet peppers. Tomato blossom. Black Cherry Tomatoes. This spring, we ...

1) Were you named after anyone? Not that I'm aware of. 2) When was the last time you cried? Friday, when I couldn't lift a hammer. 3...

Our first for the year.

Found treasure! Two big recycling containers. Hubs cutting off the bottom. Drilling holes for ventilation. Constructive criticism ? Our ne...

A few years ago, Hubs was so sweet and put in a backyard pond for me as a birthday gift (I'm so not a jewelry type of girl). It definite...