You say “daylia”, I say “dahlia”

You say “daylia”, I say “dahlia”

But we all say “wow!” when the full, rich blooms open at this time of year!It was my first year growing dahlias (my first year growing a garden, to be exact). I was spurred into this fledgling hobby by my Aunt Sheila and Uncle George, who are expert...
Late-Spring Garden Tour 2014

Late-Spring Garden Tour 2014

When I started up F & N this winter (or re-started, I should say), one of my plans was to use this blog as a kind of garden journal. This is Erick’s and my first spring in our first house so we’ve been looking forward to seeing our garden bloom. I...
The one with all the dandelions

The one with all the dandelions

I hate dandelions. That is all. … … … Just kidding, that’s not all! But I DO hate dandelions with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. Today’s post was supposed to be about my planters, but a series of unfortunate events forced me to...