Garden Journal

For Newnan Coweta Magazine readers, my 2009 garden journal is now in my Etsy shop. You may click on the link in the upper right-hand corner of this blog page. For those of you who are not readers, A Record of the Garden 2009 is a journal and planner for gardeners to keep track of information related to their garden. You will receive it as a packet of pages that are formatted for a standard 1” or 1 ½” three-ring binder (binder not provided). Each packet contains a binder cover, 4 seasonal dividers (with my original watercolors), and, for each month of the year, a calendar, a plant record, a “notes” page, and a “photographs and sketches” page. Using a three-ring binder gives you a lot of flexibility--you may add and remove pages as you like. You can add dividers to keep track of your newspaper and magazines clippings. Happy journaling!

Aloe

Have you ever seen aloe bloom?

It was as tall as the wonderful lady who tended it --- my Mother-in-law, Linda.

Election Day Roses

A few days after planting these rose bushes in May--purchased from my local Supercenter for the low price of $1.00 each!--a large mother turtle, ambled up from the creek into my rose bed and promptly left her eggs.

I wasn't about to fertilize the roses...

but they have behaved beautifully.

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Fall Lavender

I had dreams of a prolific lavender hedge winding its way around our patio---when we happened to brush against it, wafts of sweet scented lavender would assail us. Being conservative, I thought it best to try out some lavender in this spot before investing in 20 seedlings. I carefully and protectively planted 3 at the end of April. I watered, I fertilized, I limed, I cajoled--no lavender in May... June...July...August. Finally,in September my dreams were realized. And it continues through October.

Welcome

In some people's opinion we've come down in the world---the neighborhood is not as “nice” or as manicured, the people are different, it's in the wrong school district---But God has shown us what He esteems is not what the world esteems. There is more joy here, more life, more beauty, and more real people. We will build our lives here. The tangible evidence will be our garden, built on the banks of the creek with the herons and egrets looking on. Welcome to our adventure.