8 Great Ways to Make Your Garden Eco-Friendly.

Blog Action Day is finally here folks, and I’d like to take this opportunity to give you all some great advice on making your gardens a little bit greener. Here is a list of all participating blogs, if you’d like to browse through other environmentally friendly posts. 8 Great Ways to Make Your Garden Eco-Friendly 1. Use native plants! These plants already have an excellent natural defense against pests and harsh weather in your area. eNature has a great search…

Fall Colors and Last Blooms

This picture doesn’t do this tree justice; it is a huge, gorgeous maple inside of a small, square courtyard at my old college. I looks amazing right now, and I wanted to get more pictures of it, but a big thunderstorm chased me back inside. There are only a few new blooms on the hydrangea bushes; this one looks like it’s almost ready! And some happy pink daisies!   Visit As the Garden Grows for more information about Green Thumb…

My Hardy Annuals – GTS Pics

Vinca Here’s a picture of the Vincas I was talking about in my previous post. Like I said, they were by far the most hardy plant I had all summer. They are still in their containers right now blooming away, even after being scorched in a hot car, and frozen outside in the Minnesota cold. Alyssum Oh, Alyssum. How do I love thee? These tiny little flowers never fail to give me a great showing every summer. I started them…

End of Summer Review

I would like to give all of you a summary of everything I’ve learned during my last 4 months of gardening adventures. My containers of annuals are gone by now, and since we’ve been seeing 40-50 degree days for the past few weeks, I am finally convinced that the cold season is here. In May, I posted when I got a lot of my plants; all of them made it through the entire summer. After 3 months with these plants,…

Busy Bugs and Big Roses

The bees have been out and about lately. This little guy was very nice about having his picture taken.   I also found this grasshopper chilling out on this nice rose.   I absolutely love these roses, they are gorgeous.   And some lovely white roses.   This bee was very busy. I chased him around for a few minutes before I got a decent shot of him.   All of these roses were huge! I tried to get a…