Flower Arranging: How To Keep Them In Place
This is the time of year to sit back and enjoy the fruits of gardening labors!A stroll through the garden will reap lots of flowers to make arrangements with.If you don’t have a garden spot, the local Farmer’s Markets can…
Hosta Flowers: Pretty or Not?!
Hosta plants are abundant here at Sweetwater. I wish I was one of those people who knew all the names of the different plants and labeled them.I am NOT that Hosta gardener!I do love all the gorgeous leaves of the many…
Illusion vs. Reality in the Sweetwater Garden!
The lyrics from the classic Joni Mitchell song “Both Sides Now” began running through my mind as I started to tell you about the garden. I’ve looked at clouds from both sides nowFrom up and down and still somehowIt’s cloud’s…
We’ve Moved…..The Fairy House That Is!
The Fairy House or Gnome Home here at Sweetwater has good bones!READ HERE about how to turn an old stump into a pretty fabulous Fairy Garden structureThat was a couple of years ago….Just like any home, the Gnome home needs…
Hydrangea Tricks and Tips
Everybody loves Hydrangeas!They put on a wonderful show in almost any floral arrangement.These pretties also have a reputation for being almost impossible to keep for any length of time.It used to be that I dreaded getting a request for Hydrangeas…