How to Prune Trees and Shrubs
March 9, 2010 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under Garden Views
Recently I attended a pruning workshop sponsored by the Fayette Master Gardener Association. Anna
Hauser, owner of Fine Pruning in Atlanta, gave us great tips on pruning and demonstrated exactly what to do by pruning several trees and shrubs in master gardener Barbara Buckley’s beautiful garden. Anna is a trained horticulturalist and an ISA certified arborist.
Anna [...]
March 7, 8 & 9
March 9, 2010 by barefootdonna
Filed under 365 Project
Sunday late afternoon, leaving Zebulon.
Monday night drawing with Martin Pate in Newnan.
The hyacinth from a few days ago is in full bloom. My kitchen smells like Easter.
Read More...March is Off to an Eclectic Start
March 6, 2010 by barefootdonna
Filed under 365 Project
Monday morning March 1 in Newnan — as I sat at the traffic light and looked to my right — this is what I saw.
March 2 — snow was a fizzle today — so how about a snowglobe?
In Jonesboro picking up a painting at Arts Clayton March 3 — as I came out of the [...]
Read More...Get your garden off to a great start!
March 3, 2010 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under Garden Views, outdoor
Yes, spring really is here! Perhaps you have ignored your landscape over the winter. Don’t wait any longer – get outside and start tackling important spring maintenance tasks. If you give your garden some attention now, it will reward you in the weeks ahead with beautiful, healthy plants. Here is your spring garden “to do” [...]
Read More...The Last Two Days in February & the Mosaic
February 28, 2010 by barefootdonna
Filed under 365 Project
February 27th; I framed my daily photo from January 6th.
I see this sign many times — always wanted to get a photo of it — today was the day!
Just like at the end of January, I created a mosaic of the ‘month of photos.’ Here is the mosaic for February. It is hard to believe [...]
Read More...56 & 57
February 26, 2010 by barefootdonna
Filed under 365 Project
Thursday’s photo is a play on the day and Bananagrams — we love Bananagrams at our house!
Yesterday I started noticing the little red buds on some trees. Can spring be very far off?
Read More...52, 53, 54 & 55
February 24, 2010 by barefootdonna
Filed under 365 Project
Sadie loves yogurt — she gets to lick the container clean. I think this was the first time she had peach — she really liked it.
Sitting at a red light in downtown Newnan on Monday morning — I thought this would make a nice black and white — I was right.
As I came out of [...]
Read More...The Circus Comes to Town
February 24, 2010 by Sherri Smith Brown
Filed under Sherri Smith Brown
It’s been years since I’ve entered a Big Top, and Big Apple Circus and UniverSoul Circus have pitched their tents in Atlanta and are calling my name.
Read More...Oh, Mexico: Part II
February 22, 2010 by Jill Prouty
Filed under Blogs, Etcetera, Jill Prouty
Hola chicas! It’s been a while since my last post. I just needed a break…from everything. I was hoping Joyce hadn’t deactivated my account – thanks, Joyce! It’s been a taxing year with both my husband and I working full-time again. I know I should be thankful that we both have jobs in this economy, but balancing work [...]
Read More...Days 50 & 51
February 20, 2010 by barefootdonna
Filed under 365 Project
Day 50 of the 365 challenge found me loving that the daylilies are springing forth from the ground! I saw a little lizard sunning itself on Tuesday. Thank goodness winter is almost over.
Day 51 — Photo Club meeting. Thad has a new pocket camera. Actually he has two — one is for his wife. Many [...]
Read More...Easy Ways to Vegetable Garden
February 20, 2010 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under Garden Views, outdoor
Many people don’t want to take the time and energy to dig up a vegetable garden plot and amend the existing soil. Not to worry! There are several other ways to garden that are easy and almost “dig-free!”
For expert advice, I visited master gardener, Janet Lester, at her Fayetteville
home to learn easy options for those [...]
Day 49
February 18, 2010 by barefootdonna
Filed under 365 Project
This photo was taken on my way home from speaking at the Peachtree City Garden Club’s monthly meeting. What a fun bunch!
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