Quotes About Weeds

“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.” 
Lao Tzu 

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Oscar Wilde   

Quotes About Morning... Nasturiums...the prettiest blossom in your garden

"The first flower that blossomed on this earth was an invitation to an unborn song."
Rabubdrabatg Tagore

Did You Know...  that nasturiums give off the most amazing scent. Had no idea before we planted about a zillion seeds.  I am pretty sure that we have every color on the planet... and the scent from one patch is drifting right upstairs through the bathroom window. *At the end of the season, lift up the plant and you will find fist fulls of seeds to store in envelopes for the following year... but don't get carried away lol!! You really don't need to plant every single one of them

Quotes about the Morning Garden

"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.
Emma Goldman


Your first job is to prepare the soil. The best tool for this is your neighbor's garden tiller. If your neighbor does not own a garden tiller, suggest that he buy one.
Dave Barry

I actually have been sleeping with the window open. There is nothing quite as wonderful as waking to hear the birds chirping under your window!!


A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.
James Russell Lowell (that's exactly how I feel about dandelions. From the time I was a little girl, a lawn full of dandelions meant that summer wasn't very far away. I love them to this day.)

Morning is the best of all times in the garden. The sun is not yet hot. Sweet vapors rise from the earth. Night dew clings to the soil and makes plants glisten. Birds call to one another. Bees are already at work.
William Longgood


*When was the last time you wandered through a garden first thing in the morning? It's almost magical with the scents, and the flowers waking up from a warm night of slumber! William Longgood couldn't have said it better!!

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**More Thoughts for an Early Morning

Love a Tree Day

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Well, today (May 16th) is "Love a Tree Day" so I thought that I would ask my daughter who just happens to be a landscape designer the most common mistakes that people make with their trees. Here's her list...

1. If you are going to prune your trees, make sure that the pruners are sharp. You can damage the limbs with pruning sheers that leave a jagged edge. And while on the topic, the sheers should be cleaned on a regular basis.

2. Trees need food and the easiest way is to use tree spikes and your trees will thank you.

3. If you live in an area with clay soil, you can have a problem planting a new tree. We did just that with a cute little ornamental lilac and nearly lost it. We dug it up and sure enough their was a ton of water that wasn't draining away. We drained the hole as best we could and then placed a layer of stones in the hole to aid with the drainage. The tree came back and as I am writing this, it is about to burst into flower. Thanks heavens my daughter knew what we had done wrong.

4. Teach your children that breaking branches is not a cool thing to do. It just breaks my heart to go to parks and see broken branches of new little trees struggling to survive. Tell them about Love a Tree Day and maybe it will catch on.

5. Do your homework before you buy a tree. Over the years they will grow and the last thing you are going to want to do is pull out the tree because it has grown too close to your house. In our neighborhood, three new trees arrived which are positively gorgeous, but my daughter just shook her head when she saw them. "Once they settle and begin growing, they are going to block ALL of the sunlight and do their best to push their way into the house." Yes, they are that big!!