i’ve been working in the garden today. it’s a constant attempt to contain the uncontainable. but i don’t try that hard since messy gardens are my specialty.
here’s a little video i made of the state of affairs in the new succulent bed. just a wee ramble around…
see you soon!
I just downloaded History of Love. Thank you for the recommendation. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is holding my attention right now . . . intriguing. I also recently purchased the Cipe Pineles book, Leave Me Alone with the Recipes; I am drooling over the beautiful illustrations in gouache. Happy reading, Mary Ann!
How cool! Stay safe lady!!!
Thanks for the garden tour, Mary Ann. I can see your avid interest in gardening because you also do a lot of art showing plants of all kinds. Keep on keeping on!
All you have to do is cut off a piece of plant and stick it into the ground….and it grows! I think I will bookmark this post and return to it whenever I tire of batting the hard clay soils and immoderate temperatures of Kansas….every other day or so 🙂
i like to keep things SIMPLE so as not to get confused. Succulents are like that!
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thinking of you today with the fires and hoping you’re not getting smoked out. xoxo
Excellent! I want regular updates. I need some of those sawed off tree trunks of various heights and weights. So cool looking among the plants and perfect for setting a pot on. I was waiting for your garden supervisors at the end 😄
Hi, Mary Ann.
Thanks for your garden tour. It is really beautiful! I have a hillside that I find difficult to care for so I planted a bunch of different succulents. They have quickly spread to cover the whole area and it is so beautiful. I also have an English-style cottage garden here in the Pacific Northwest and there are still a number of things that are still blooming, quite different from the garden I used to have in Massachusetts! That was one of the things that prompted me to move from the east coast out here.
Hope you have a very happy holiday season.
PS….If I remember correctly, I took a class from you many moons ago at Art Fest, which took place about a mile from my house.
hi marilyn having never taught anywhere “live” i’m wondering who that was…
your cottage style garden sounds so pretty.
you live near Port Townsend???!!! how exciting. how’s the weather and where are you exactly? future retirement minds want to know!
LOVED seeing your succulent garden, Mary Ann! My youngest son has a horticultural degree from Michigan State and he got me interested in succulents 3 years ago. Since I live in Michigan and winter in Florida I needed house plants that required little tending, so they’re perfect. And I love all the varieties that are available! 🙂🌵
what a nice arrangement. winter in one spot and summer in another. sounds about perfect to me!
Thanks for the succulent garden tour. I spent a few hours pulling weeds in my garden today. Hoping to put down newspaper and mulch in a few areas tomorrow to suppress the winter weeds.
So thoroughly inspiring and enjoyable. Thank you for sharing!
Your tapestry garden is coming along nicely! I love succulents and keep a couple pots of them in my kitchen window here in upstate NY. I always look forward to your posts. I also have to say that I loved The Poisonwood Bible too (even after my 14 year old daughter poo-pooed it). Thank you for all your book recommendations. They keep me entertained on my commute to and from work.
what a fabulous book! reading A HISTORY OF LOVE right now and enjoying v.v. much!