Flowers

FALL LEAVES

Published November 8, 2013 | By Beth L Barnett

Fall

My second favorite time of the year. Looie and I go walking.

The sun shines bright and it is raining leaves.

We walk down our driveway on a thick, cushiony pad of golden river birch leaves.

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GARDEN TRASH OR TREASURES

Published June 7, 2013 | By Beth L Barnett

It has been said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.(Is that a pithicism?) This spring we have a lot of what others call trashy plants in our yard, but I prefer to think of them as treasures.

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Drought Flowers

Published February 22, 2013 | By Beth L Barnett

Thanks goodness for a strong grandchild who can shovel snow and a great neighbor with a snow blower. We got as much as twelve thick, heavy, wet inches on Thursday, February 21st, 2013. I’m not complaining though. We desperately needed… Continue reading →

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AMARYLLIS

Published January 11, 2013 | By Beth L Barnett

To the delight of flower lovers, amaryllis arrive in garden and nursery centers just when our outdoor gardens have shut down. Their downy white and brilliant red blossoms cheer us through December and into spring. Watered and placed on a… Continue reading →

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Secret Garden

Published June 15, 2012 | By Beth L Barnett

I call it my secret garden room. The leafy crown of an ancient soft maple tree covers my hideaway, its hollow trunk and limbs housing birds, squirrels, chipmunks, a mother raccoon and her two babies, and now and then,… Continue reading →

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