Wildflowers
Simple Pleasure of Country Living 1994
Perhaps we were thought to be crazy or whatever, but what difference did it make? John and I were enjoying life to the fullest. We were creeping along the most wonderful backwoodsy Georgia road where there were more wildflowers than one can imagine. With the so-called efficiency of our local highway department and their spraying…
Read MoreI Love My Ferns
I’m sure my ferns are not as pretty as yours, but they’re mine and I love them. When we were younger, and more mobile, we belonged to the Birmingham Fern Society and enjoyed associating with people in the know in the fern world. At that time I could spit out the botanical names right and…
Read MoreHappenings at The Windy Knoll
We butchered Penny Mac yesterday and it was not before she needed it. The Penny Mac Hydrangea was so overgrown we could hardly get between her and the Japanese Red Maple and this is our path to the rooting bed. Our job was not professional by any means, but we did get the shrub cut back a…
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Report
We’ve had so much rain we discussed looking for plans to build an arc, but John decided we wouldn’t need one since we live atop Sand Mountain. He said, “Let those people over in Wills Valley worry about that.” It’s a busy time here — the garden is growing, but so is the grass therein. …
Read MoreNon-gardeners Have Not a Clue July 2001
As I stand here and deadhead the old-fashioned rose (the Japanese beetles have just devastated it). I can’t help but remember our recent visitor. We were expecting our youngest that morning; however, she never gets here ’til about noon so we opted to work in the shade garden for a while. I left lunch simmering on…
Read MoreSome Windy Knoll Hydrangeas
Isn’t hindsight a wonderful thing to have? I meant to get these pictures on Monday and had an early doctor’s appointment remarking to myself “I’ll get the pictures when I get back.” Duh! I didn’t get back before the flood gates opened and, of course, the blossoms are now wet and hanging low. With this…
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Update
Wow! What a day for two old folks. I told you we’ve had termite damage — well, today was the day to get a new door as well as a storm door and what a mess all that makes. The visit from kissin’ kin was a nice one. They arrived earlier than we had expected…
Read MoreAh, April My Favorite Month 2009
Wildflowers have always been a big part of my life, but the year was 1967 when I was more intimately introduced to them. I can remember as a child the woods in front of our house was full of wild azaleas (what we called Honeysuckle back then) and I would gather them by the wheelbarrow…
Read MoreA Shade Garden Walk Feb. 2005
With a gentle rain pitter-pattering on the tin roof, it’s an excellent time to reminisce about last week’s walk in the shade garden. It was a warmer-than-usual day when the dogs and I meandered across the road to view the now-abandoned shade garden and bemoan the fact that I’m no longer able to work there.…
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