Every Japanese water garden needs a water source. The garden’s water element represents serenity and the passing of time. Plants are used to accent the water and other elements of the garden. The water lilies were showing off the day we visited the Denver Botanic Gardens. Most of them were facing the edge of the pond…
Archives for August 2013
Dahlia Bounty
I couldn’t let the week pass without sharing the amazing array of dahlia blooms from my parent’s garden. The dahlia on the left is 10″ in diameter and definitely living up to its name, Dinner Plate. These blooms always receive oohs and aahs due to their impressive nature. Cricut Friday will return next week. Enjoy!…
Ramona Harvest
When you are on vacation, the garden keeps producing. With my parents out of town, my husband and I are the lucky recipients of anything that appears in the garden. Lucky us! This picking yielded a squash, cucumber and cherry tomatoes. Yum! A vegetable garden in the beginning looks so promising and then after all little…