Kate_miller

LATEST ARTICLES ( 400 )

• The Mad Gardener of Brown Manor

  

  The Brown Lady Ghost Published in Country Life Magazine, December 16, 1936 "Provand took one photograph while I flashed the light. I was standing by his side... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Cowgirl Camps and the Fountain of Youth

  

  Wild Asters in the New Mexico Backcountry. So, I had a birthday last week.I like to celebrate birthdays once every 3 years (vs. annually) as I've discovered tha... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Bloom Day Silliness

  

  Haunting my October Garden...Rising From the Dead New Columbines.Ghostly White David Phlox.Blood Red Crab Apples. Probably Poisonous Euphorbia. Badly Bewitched... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesdays ~ Timeless Blossoms

  

  The most popular flower during the pioneer days of the 1800's. Often found at abandoned homesteads, blooming ever so brightly, long after the humans have left.D... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Chapter

  

  Deep breath, baby girl. This is your special day. It's taken me a full week, to come down off the clouds. To stop floating above the regular world, resting my... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Wordless Wednesday ~ Autumn in Park City

  

  Taken with my iPhone, along Guardsman Pass near Deer Valley ski resort. The weird blues come from the windshield tint in my car. :)For more Wordless Wednesday... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesdays ~ Gila Wildflowers

  

  For more Wordless Wednesday participants click here!Follow Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Toast! Live, Laugh And... Loaf.

  

  My feather boa is late in arriving. As are my rhinestone stiletto heels. This could be problematic.You see, my darling daughter is getting married in 12 short... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Heavenly Blues

  

  And, the winner is... Morning Glory, Heavenly Blue I was so worn out yesterday. It was all I could do to stay awake until the sun went down. Of course, then I... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Rock Wall Aspen Garden

  

  It's been a flattering summer. I've received a whole bunch of requests, from flower lovers, wanting to hire me to design their gardens. Wow. I'm always shocked... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Mish Mash Monday

  

  If you had trouble waking up this morning, you are not alone. Scroll to the bottom of this post to discover why. Beaten down by yesterday's storm, a rescued... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday: Z is For...?

  

  Z is for..? They grow easily from seed, blossoming in 8 short weeks. Providing a much-needed feast for migrating Monarchs. Toss a little happiness into the... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Sonic Blooms

  

  Welcome to the happy home of a certified flower freak. [That would be me.] John Cabot Roses: She blooms ALL summer long and will still be budding with the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day ~ August, 2012

  

  Mexican Sunflowers are this year's favorite new addition. An outrageously orange annual, planted by seed, in an old whiskey barrel on the deck.They say it's... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Chief Joseph Trail Ride 2012

  

  Into the wild..."Next year? Next year...?" People kept asking as we all ~ wistfully ~ said good-bye.Yours Truly riding my horse, Sable, with Kirk and Snuffy.... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• A Hope and A Prayer

  

  I was invited, by Lesley, of Merlin's Garden, to participate in the Hope Relay ~ Below is a 'hope' that is near and dear to my heart. I'm passing the HOPE... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Heads Up for the Hope Relay

  

  Since picking up Lesley's email, I have been thinking, pretty much non-stop, about 'Hope.' What Hope means to me, and what perspective I might have on such a... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Big Rock Garden

  

  Up at dawn on this picture perfect mountain morning, blissfully working in the Big Rock Garden. Named as such for a boulder the size of a Jeep Wrangler ~... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day ~ July, 2012

  

  Glads, happily blooming in an old whiskey barrel, on the deck.As I peck away, on my computer keyboard, I hear the soothing sounds of rain drops outside my open... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Orange Crush

  

  I've always had a crush on the color orange.In spite of the fact that it's considered the 'color of insanity.' Whaddythink? Do you love it? Hate it? However... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 GARDENING, HOME