I don't have a summer vegetable garden this year to play around in  mainly because I was too busy with end of the school year stu...

My flower gardens are exploding in color. I love this time of year.

There is something about petunias - their presence just soothes me.  In good weather I love to sit in that there chair and read a good book ...

The star jasmine vine growing on my side fence is getting ready to explode in little white, sweet smelling flowers.   I love this vine and h...

My kitchen makeover continues today.  Everything is taped up and inaccessible so I decided to venture outside and do a bit of yard work and ...

I've got Anaheim Chili Peppers in the garden...in JANUARY!   Among the freezing temperatures and frost, they continued to thrive. Time...

Busy, busy week. I love the fall hustle and bustle and today was no exception.  Jeff and I have  accomplished so much this week in prepara...

Today was the 14th consecutive day of 90+ degrees here in Sacramento. The grass in my backyard is doing great but my garden and tupelo tree...

My garden is not doing so well this year.   The tomatoes are small and the peppers are few which is a bummer because I use both to make my ...

My garden bounty is small this year. Perhaps it's due to a big German Shepherd that likes to snack on veggies that are still growing o...

Today's fresh pick comes to you from Frank, my next door neighbor. Frank and I are gardening buddies. We trade fruits and vegetables o...

I have a new addition to my front yard flower garden.  Dahlia's.  L♥ve them!  So gorgeous!! I purchased a bag of 12 dahlia bulbs from ...

Each week we are adding more and more foliage to our once barren backyard. This week's addition is a 15 ft. Tupelo tree aka Sourgum.  ...