Y’all, April has been a busy month. I’m looking forward to June when all we’ve got to do is have three birthdays. So, let’s see. Earlier this month Steven went to a .NET conference in Portland, Oregon. Since his parents are super awesome and agreed to keep the kids, I got to tag along with […]
Category Archives: horticulture
motivation
When people find out that I am a landscape designer by trade, people tend to reply with one of three comments. One is, “Ohh, that must be so much fun!” and, yes, it really can be. Another frequent comment is, “Well, I should get you to help me with my yard/specific plant/right side of driveway/grass […]
I’ve come to the realization that people see me, first and foremost, as a woman
I really never thought that this would be a problem, or at least one that would irritate me. As a girl, I was raised to believe that girls are TOTALLY AWESOME and can do as much, if not more than, boys. Back then I thought it was great that while us girls could wear both […]
common thoughts
Ooh, GAMEDAY! Georgia game, too. You know it’s been a less than stellar season for both football programs when this game falls in the 11:30 a.m. slot. Ouch. Well, War Eagle! ‘Tis my favorite game! ___________________________________ The other day I was going over a wordy eleven page ordinance concerning tree conservation for a city in […]
Metasequoia glyptostroboides — hell yeah!
landscaping guy
“Are you the landscaping guy?” “Yes, I am.” (You know, except for the long hair, hips and boobs thing.)
‘a’ if true; ‘b’ if false; ‘c’ if essay needed
And now for a very rare horticulture rant. I had to take a test the other day so I can proclaim that the State of Alabama officially sanctions me to do my job. Apparently my degree from a land-grant state university isn’t enough, but I’ll not argue that point. I will say, however, that I […]
oh woe! what is to become of me
I was tagging some of my photographs earlier and came upon a shot of some crapemyrtles. When I label plant photos I like to include the scientific name as a tag . . . just to show off. So I’m typing up all my tags: “tree plant crapemyrtle auburn winter azalea rhododendron L–” And when […]
camellias
I would just like to point out how happy I am to discover that my camellia bushes are blooming. They’re blooming, and they’re mine, mine, MINE!!! Happiness!!!
Busy Monday Had I
I was on the hunt today. All week for the work website, I was planning this week’s Tip of the Week to be about soil testing, ’cause more of you crazies should do one before you go sticking plants willy-nilly into the ground. Didn’t write it up last Friday, ’cause hey, I already knew what […]