October 15th is the first ever Blog Action Day, and bloggers from around the world (including myself) will be posting about one very important topic- the environment. This is an incredible opportunity to get the word out about this important subject and reach millions of people. The list of environmental issues to write about seems endless, and I would like to know what you’d like to read about! Do you know of any great environmental topics related to gardening? If…
Author: Jocelyn
Green Thumb Sunday!
My boyfriend and I took a trip to Enger Tower this past week for some pictures. The tower has a great view of the city, and some impressive shade gardens as well. Here’s the view of the lift bridge from the top of the tower. And a little bee on a Purple Coneflower. This is the most Coleus plants I’ve ever seen in one place at a time! Their Impatiens were beautiful! I love the coral colored ones. It was…
Green Thumb Sunday – New Plant of the Month!
Yes, that’s right- Plant of the Month. I’ve decided to change it to a monthly posting, because I’d like to do more weekly posts for you that outline other important tips and ideas on gardening. Anyways, I just finished reading Blue Dahlia (In the Garden, Book 1) by Nora Roberts, which is about 3 women who work together at a large greenhouse. When she mentioned pots full of bright colored pansies, I decided to make them my next Plant of…
Green Thumb Sunday!
Hello everyone, I’m back. Since I’ve last written, I’ve moved (twice), broken my cell phone, and been without the internet for the past week or so. It’s been a rough month! And even though I haven’t had much time for picture taking, I’ve posted a few of my ‘artsy’ photos of my flowers. This was a yellow rose that I had gotten during early spring when I was waiting for the weather to warm up! I took the pictures of…
I’m still alive
Hello everyone, if you’re still reading this! I just want to let you all know that I haven’t forgotten about garden blogging, and I’m still here! My life seems to be spinning like crazy in the past week or two. I got a call from Target to interview for an Executive Team Leader position, which would be amazing. The interview process is very extensive, and I’ve made it through 3 interviews, and an online assessment. Right now I’m awaiting their…