Kate_miller

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• A Lovely Place to Visit...

  

  My rental house has orange, lemon and grapefruit trees in the backyard."You need to eat more grapefruit."So sayeth the owner of the house, that I am renting dow... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• The Superstitions

  

  Recent rains have inspired some stunning desert wildflowers. This is Globe Mallow.Weeknights, I pour over the Arizona map, in search of cool destinations to... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Lovely Lantana

  

  Lantana is popular annual where I'm from. A gorgeous perennial in Arizona.A week has gone by, living in the land of perpetual summer (Cave Creek, Arizona) and... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Hellooooo Sunshine!

  

  In the last riveting episode of High Altitude Gardening... I was bragging up the fact that I'd rented out my home to vacationing snow lovers. (I live in a ski... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Peaks and Valleys

  

  Fab House ~ Perfect Location!That's how I listed it on Airbnb.Ask anyone who knows me ~ in the real world ~ and they would probably say: Well, she’s had a prett... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Pies, Puppy Love and Pretty Bulbs

  

  Woke to the first truly cold winter morning, and since I have a partially house-trained puppy living with me, we were outdoors, in seconds flat, to prevent an... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• 1 Arm Bandit

  

  Tip: Soak your orchids, once a week, for 30 minutes, with a tsp of basic fertilizer - they'll happily re-bloom.I wake, wincing in pain. Pop two of the killer... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Pal O Mine

  

  Softly falling, fluffy, flakes of snow... the kind that tickle your nose and melt when they land... accompanied us on our morning walk.A grey, silent morning... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Story of the Traveling Plants

  

  This Hollyhock began it's life in South Dakota in my Mom's Garden.I took the Hollyhock seeds with me to Minnesota, planted in my first Garden.Then I took the... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• This, That, and The Other Little Thing

  

  Big Love: Sable is so tall, I need to stand on that truck tire to get into the saddle. But, I don't care. I love her.Enjoyed some much-needed horse time,... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Grateful for Gardens

  

  It has been a long, hot and very tiresome summer. Was thinking about that, yesterday, when I was down in the Salt Lake City Valley, running a full day of... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Annoying Ants and Astonishing Blooms

  

  A beautiful garden in the Irish countryside. (From my travels, last month.) Great inspiration for what I'd like to do with my own garden. Of course, I need a... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Hello Old Friends

  

  Jacob's Ladder brightly blooming in a thicket of weeds.This summer's delightful task is to reclaim The Long Neglected Garden ~ my term of endearment for the... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Mantis Rototillers and the Long Neglected Garden

  

  Don't ya just love it when the world works in such wonderful ways ~ that it's hard to count up all those lucky stars?Take last night, for instance, when my... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Flowers for Your Hair

  

  I returned from my travels in the nick of time!In time to fall in love, once again, with my most beloved spring flowering shrub. That being the Flowering... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Aching Back

  

  Yeah, yeah... I know. Blowing the seeds from a dead Dandelion is big fun. But, you could you please blow them in the opposite direction of my beloved garden?... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Winter That Wasn't

  

  Did you know? Those cute little Primrose plants sold in supermarkets, this time of year, are actually zone 3 perennials? Yeppers. Oftentimes the first little... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Wordless Wednesday: The Gorgeous Boys

  

  Every February, these big dudes pay us a visit. And, they're no dummies. They're hanging out inside the Park City city limits ~ where they can rest in my... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Lazy Girl's Artisan Bread

  

  Prepare to be dazzled.While the East Coast digs out from yet another epic snowstorm, here I sit in my {grumble grumble} Western ski resort with the windows... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Pesky Pests

  

  'Twas a winter wonderland out on my deck this morning! :)) Probably looks frigid but it was 30 degrees ~ warm enough for this snow lover to stand there with... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME