Aurora's Profile

I'm a stay at home Mom living in Chesapeake VA.  I have 3 great kids- Megan (5), Logan (6) and Steve (hubby).

I also have 2 wonderful dogs- Ziggy, a 6 yr old black mutt and Marley, a 2 yr old basset; 2 fun cats- Nova, a 2 yr old 18 lb Maine Coone mix, and Ramses, a 2 yr old one-eyed MC mix.

We've been living in our house since Jan of 2001. It came with nothing but "grass" privets, honeysuckle, and trumpet creeper. Been slowly adding new beds and borders over the years.

I love to play in the dirt, and have loads of big plans for our yard.

Today in the Garden: 8-26-09
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 been so painfully slow that I haven't been doing much of anyth...

Today in the Garden 11-22-08
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 Fatsia looks a little worse for wear.... Odd for us to ha...

Today in the Garden 11-06-08
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 if it wasn't for a threatened frost and my wanting to root t...

Today in the Garden 10-05-08
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 those you waiting for some they should hopefully be ready to send on F...

Today in the Garden 9-30-08
First I'll start with pics of  Brugmansia "Supernova"! It has 3 new flower buds on it now :)  It's pouring down rain  right now. Dinner's ready :) Home-made baked Mac and cheese  with hot dogs :)Not much really going on in my life right now, really n...