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In the Georgia-North Carolina Mountains

But, God’s garden counts, right? We took a drive this weekend up to the Georgia mountains to watch the leaves change. It was a common occurrence years ago, but we had not been in a while and I had threatened to go every year for the past two or three years and always found [read more...]

Rain! Rain! Rain!

Stunning pansy pic

Folks, it has not rained here in I can not remember when.  But it has now rained for the second time this week!  I just had to celebrate!  I sent Cindy outside for some rain pics.  It is easy to see why she should always take the pictures…

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Saying Goodbye to Weeds and Hummingbirds

Gorgeous ruby throat hanging out

Over the past year while dealing with Cindy’s condition, the gardens have been rightfully and woefully neglected.  All the vegetable and flower beds were overrun with weeds.  I tried from time to time to knock them down, but just could not stay ahead of it.  I spent a good amount of time this weekend [read more...]

Spring is back, and so are we!

and this...

Hello all! Long time no talk!  Apologies for that.  As some of you may know, Cindy was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2010, so our world has been turned upside down for a while, and thus the long hiatus from posting.  For more on Cindy, you can visit her CarePage at:  http://www.carepages.com/carepages/CindyJsCarePage She [read more...]

Water Lilies in Bloom

White Water Lily

It is always a good day when you get to wake up to this.  Look closely, and you can see another already on its way.  This one was supposed to be red, but that is what you get when you buy at the big box stores.  It is often a grab bag……

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Pictures from the Gardens

Muscadines!

Here are some pics from around the gardens, 8/22/10:

My! What big jalapenos you have!

The prettiest bloom in the garden right now?  Believe it or not, okra.

Still gathering hordes of very large cayenne peppers!

Cool butterfly shot…

Roses [read more...]

Spring Flashback-Cherry Blossoms

Montmorency Cherry Blooms

Here are some nice cherry blossom pictures I ran across that never got posted back in the spring.  It is from our Montmorency Cherry.  Sadly, it got hot very quickly and it never fruited.  Maybe next year…….

David J.

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Rose Garden Review Gallery

Candy Land

New picture gallery of the roses in bloom.  Click here to see the gallery.

Cheers, David J.

Today's Pictures from the Gardens

Hydrangeas In Bloom

The main succulent garden has been refreshed.   Surprisingly, about 30% of the plants from last year survived.  This first pic is very cool.  I still think it looks like something you would find under the ocean:

The first “harvest” of vegetables:  zucchini, hot banana pepper, cayenne pepper, and [read more...]

Three Perfect Raspberries

Anne\'s Yellow Raspberries

Picked from the garden today.  They are Anne Yellow raspberries.  Some people call them ‘white’ raspberries.  Very good to eat fresh.

Cheers, David J.