My Carolina Yard

I know it has been so long since I wrote something on my blog that you may have thought I'd given up! But no I have had so many thing I...

American Beautyberry: Callicarpa Americana I first planted this shrub in my central Florida home after I fell in love with the striking b...

I waited a long time to get a pond in the backyard. Finally in 2005 I helped my husband install a 250-gallon preformed pond. Almost immedia...

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have an unlimited amount of time to work on your garden’s to-do list! But between our careers, family, household...

I know it has been a while since I was able to blog. But summer got off to a busy start with my grandchildren visiting from Memorial Day we...

I decided to make a small rain garden in a spot where one of our rain barrels overflows. You might wonder: What is a Rain Garden? In ...

I was surprised and happy to see an Indigo Bunting in my yard for the first time since fall migration in 2009. One reason I was so excited...