Aurora's Blog

Today in the Garden: 8-26-09

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:04:00 GMT

Hello all! I know it has been awhile since I posted, here's why:

I have been having some serious computer problems, I think my beloved little Dell laptop is on it's way out :( Internet has be...

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Today in the Garden 11-22-08

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:05:00 GMT

Well, we had the coldest night of the year last night. Low got down to 25! Needless to say, the few remaining plants succumbed to the cold- Elephant ears, a really tough Four-O'clock, even the Fats...

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Today in the Garden 11-06-08

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:07:00 GMT

Boy, hard to believe I went a MONTH without an entry! Where to begin...A lot has gone on!

My brugmansia was blooming the best it has done since I got it 4 years ago- 4 flushes of blooms, and ...

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Today in the Garden 10-05-08

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:52:00 GMT

October already! Wow!!!

Actually did some gardening today! Got the hay-er lawn mowed and weedwacked. Found another 5 fire ant colonies...

Then I dug up a clump of daylillies- so for tho...

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Today in the Garden 9-30-08

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:10:00 GMT

First I'll start with pics of Brugmansia "Supernova"! It has 3 new flower buds on it now :)

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Today in the Garden 9-21-08

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:26:00 GMT

It's been a long time since I made an entry!

Let's see, my new brugmansia "Supernova" bloomed! What a gorgeous creamy-white with a lemon fragrance flower. It's bigger than the plant itself LO...

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Today in the Garden 9-15-08

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:20:00 GMT

Today was quite the busy day for me. I managed to knock my granite pagoda onto my foot in the morning, go grocery shopping, and take a nap all before I went to pick my kids, and a neighbor's child,...

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Today in the Garden 9-14-08 (Lots of pics)

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:47:00 GMT

Today's blog is going to be September tour of my gardens- Enjoy :)

The fountain garden:

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Today in the Garden 9-09-08

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:24:00 GMT

Second week of school has started- already the kids have about 30 mins. of homework a day!

Finished clearing the grass out of the front pathway bed. I still need to screen the rocks and b...

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Today in the Garden 9-07-08

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:27:00 GMT

Started clearing out the bermuda and crabgrass from the other side of the walkway bed last evening. Took it about a week, but the Round-up did finally kill it :) Plan on finishing that today. Will ...

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Today in the Garden 9-05-08

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:53:00 GMT

I THINK I have gotten the yard ready for Hannah- put everything that could possibly blow away either in the shed, or the lee side of the shed. The houseplants are all in the back corner of the porc...

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Today in the Garden 9-04-08

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:26:00 GMT

Today start just ducky- Steve forgot to wake me up before he left for work, either that or I just fell back asleep. For whatever reason I didn't get up until Logan called me at 6:40- 40 minutes A...

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Today in the Garden 9-03-08 Part 2

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:54:00 GMT

LOL! at the comments on my earlier entry :) Let me start this entry by saying that: 1. I am the LEAST organized person! My house is a clutter nightmare because of it, and the fact that I am usually...

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Today in the Garden 9-03-08

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Boy is the house quiet. It's really weird, no one laughing, yelling, crying, playing loud.... Kinda nice actually LOL!

The first day of school went well for everyone- both kids seem to be...

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Today in the Garden 9-02-08

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:05:00 GMT

Today's the first day of school! Logan got up all chipper and already dressed. He then made us go out to wait for the bus 15 mins early LOL! Didn't even look back when he got on the bus though :(
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