The Pomegranate Chronicles

For Mother’s Day Griffin and I worked on a project for my Mom that has been on my “to do” list for a long time. After seeing this awesome idea for garden markers on Wabi Sabi Mama, I knew this would be something my Mom would like. We purchased some river rocks from the local [...]

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This is my favorite blooming bush that we have on our property. It is a large Azalea. It was here when we moved in, and by the size of it, I am pretty sure it’s been here for a long time. It only blooms for a few days a  year and is early this season. [...]

A quiet weekend was well received by our family this weekend. It started a bit early with some family games. Watching a 4 year old win at Candyland is good for the soul. Dinner included this Sesame Crusted Pork Loin. It only marinated for about 45 minutes and it was fantastic. I think next time [...]

I’ve always loved the look of moss. Not sure why, but I think it always makes a garden look vintage and well established. I have one flower bed in the back yard that is against the fence and gets lots of shade. I have transplanted hosta from the front gardens into this space (I love [...]

Our back yard is coming along. Everything seems to be thriving. I have a bed outlined and am starting to transplant flowers. We don’t have grass down yet. We are holding off until September for that. Our fence came out beautiful and our Japanese Maple is so happy with the new light it is getting. [...]

inspired by SouleMama A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Taking pictures of my flowers is one of my favorite things to do. Here are some of those pictures for you. Happy Gardening!

You may remember Griff and I planting a strawberry pot. We’ve been waiting and watching as blossoms bloomed, as blooms became berries and berries became ripe. Each day Griff would want to see his strawberries. He wanted to know why they were flower blossoms? When did a green thing become a red berry? Why and [...]

Wentworth Greenhouses is a beautiful local Green house. It is bursting at the seams with beautiful outdoor inspirations. The greenhouses are surrounded by a small ground of water features and outdoor spaces. The inside has isle after isle of plants, flowers and greenery. They have the largest selection of orchids I’ve seen outside of Florida. [...]