A garden fairy story

All three of my grown daughters are wonderful with words.  They went to a great elementary school that encouraged reading. To this day they are in competition for reading the most books each year. They also learned to write. Sarah is currently working on a story about the fairy that lives here at the shop.  I am so proud of her and can't for her to work with a publisher.

Sustainable Wildflower

For Many years I felt the need to keep up with the trends of new and improved perennials. But with age comes wisdom, and there is nothing like the Black-eyed Susan or Rudbeckia hirta for sustainability.

The dry summer has taken a toll on almost every plant in my garden.  I did not drag the hose for a supplemental water supply and it shows. The Black-eyed Susan is queen of the garden this year. Long, longgg.....bloom time and no dead heading. It has looked great for about a month and I expect that to continue for some time to come.

A Gardeners Confession

It has been 2 months and 26 days since my last post. I have avoided my blog and neglected my garden. I have not fertilized any of plants. I have not picked weeds. I did not cut back my Salvia for a second bloom. I
did not get enough sun.  Doug and I are going to be the two really white people on the beach next week.

Well, now that my garden soul is clean, I can re-invent Linda, again.

The shop is doing well. I highly recommend every person should have their own studio! Don't tell me your not creative. "Feed it and it will grow"!  I waited to long to get my studio.  I had looked into renting a small studio back in 1987 but...to many excuses to list. My advice, "do it".

One of my many finds this Spring was a beautiful old wrought iron light fixture. I just turned this outdoor fixture into and indoor Fairy Terrarium. I see a new workshop at the shop for this very soon.