Paradise in progress

Nina's work rented out Storybook Gardens for a company family night last night. It was really fun and nice not to have to fight the cro...

Well, if the grey skies and misty rain are good for nothing else, the hostas really seem not to mind. Below is my current inventory in no p...

...oh, and of course dry off in the 5 mins of sun we got today.

I was wondering if the new growth on the weeping white pine would ever stop going skyward (ie not too much weeping going on)...well over the...

We had a nice time at the Street family reunion this past weekend. Michelle and Mike were great hosts and the weather was perfect. Good to...

A local open garden tour last week reminded me how great Hosta's are....so with not much going on this weekend and a beautiful day for a...

Ben's school held a fun fair this past week; the whole school yard had different events happening. Liv has her ticket. Reluctantly becom...

The irises are just starting to come out. Lots of buds this year. This is 'Orinoco Flow' just after the rain.

This picture made me laugh...reminds me of Jack Nicholson in The Shining.

The recent string of nice days has pushed all the maple buds open. 'Emperor 1' 'Katsura' 'Inaba Shidare' 'Aka Ka...