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Spring. It's crap. Everywhere you look there's greenery sprouting happily from the earth. Everywhere, that is, except for the Emery house. Two years of first time home ownership have taught me this: Mandy and I should be banned from gardens world [Read More]

Road Trip....Today we travel south to Pine Mountain, GA.Yesterday, while at the Farmer's Market I overheard shoppers mention the yearly plant sale at Callaway Gardens. Since I was looking for that Red Azalea, and Callaway is known for the Azaleas I t [Read More]

What is it with me and the bad canna jokes anyway? I guess it's because I feel like a real die hard out in the yard in November chopping down 7' tall canna plants and then digging the bulbs up to store for the winter in our basement. It's a job, tha [Read More]

We have been trying to get the garden ready for winter. This means pulling out the pretty annuals, mowing the lawn one more time, turning off the water to the sprinkling system, and of course, raking leaves. Last year our leaf pile was so big we were [Read More]

I love my kitties, but they do tend to use my garden as a litter box. Keeping them inside is not an option; we enjoy our time together outside too much. They also do a fantastic job of rooting out moles. I’ve learned to endure them occasionally pow [Read More]