Prairie Rose's Garden

While everyone may be thinking ahead this week to Christmas, I'm still reflecting on last week's celebration for this December Garde...

Gardening--and blogging, too, to a certain extent--have been put on hold for the past week while I've been trying to get my house prese...

When I retired, my attitude toward time completely changed.  I no longer look at the clock every 30 minutes,  and some days I couldn't e...

After my last post, I thought I should focus on some positives in the garden, especially since I've probably been sounding like a total ...

 My garden is officially toast.  A killing frost last Thursday or Friday night spelled the end of even the toughest of blooms. About the ...

Salt Fork Forest Preserve Autumn "Yet one smile more, departing, distant sun! One mellow smile through the soft vapory air, Ere, o...