This past weekend was the first weekend in a couple of months that I had Brad all to myself – no work project deadlines, no client meetings scheduled, no nothing. He was asked to help move a new military family in the ward, but I put my foot down. Selfish? Maybe… but I’ve got a […]
Tag Archives: Modern Garden
It’s not dead!
I bought a new house plant last week. An Earth Day present to myself. Not really. I happened to be at Lowes running errands and I can’t go to Lowes (or Home Depot) without scouring the plant section to see if they carry any fiddle leaf figs. They never do, but I’m determined to one […]
Brownstone Modern Garden
Recently featured in the NY Times, this modern garden designed by Susan Welti makes the most of limited space transforming this Brooklyn Brownstone’s backyard into a lush and private getaway. The garden is divided into three smaller sections making it feel much bigger than it actually is. A long cedar boardwalk runs the length of […]
Japanese Plum
This is a japanese plum tree (or so I’ve been told) and these little orange things are the plums. I’m surprised these are still here. The rascally little squirels always get to them first! When we lived on Hilton Head there was a HUGE plum tree on our walk to the beach. I would never […]
Is it or isn’t it? *Update*
I received a few comments from fb buddies about this post. Here’s what they had to say. Gina: The first pic is Columbine;the second is probably a native violet, but definitely in the violet family – therefore it should have a purple bloom; the purple leaves are oxalis, it will flower either pink or white; the […]