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Monthly Photo Challenge: Ice in the Wheelbarrow

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Silver in the Barn

“It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” we like to complain during Virginia’s steamy, sultry summers. Well, it’s February and “it’s not the cold, it’s the wind.” It’s cold all right, but it’s the biting, bitter cold gales that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Garden, The Barn | Tagged bird nest, concrete menagerie, Garden, garden ornaments, hydrangea, monthly photo challenge, oak trees, parterre, the changing seasons, Virginia, winter | 124 Comments

Shady Ladies (and Max)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Silver in the Barn

For some of us, surely, the serenity of shade gardening—as the counterpart of sun gardening, with its festive mood—is just what the inner doctor orders.” – George Schenk in The Complete Shade Gardener If anything ever happens to this … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, The Boys | Tagged caladium, concrete menagerie, dicentra, fern, heuchera, hosta, Japanese Painted fern, lady's mantle, mahonia, polemonium, shade garden, tiarella, west highland white terrier, westies | 74 Comments

Potting Shed Finale: The Budget Version

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Silver in the Barn

We have a difference of opinion, husband and I. I say when we redeem our credit card points on a snazzy, bright orange Home Depot gift card, the plants subsequently hauled home are “free.” He disagrees, bringing up the logical, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Projects | Tagged concrete menagerie, Garden, garden ornaments, hyacinth bean vine, pergola, potting shed, Projects, weather vane, west highland white terrier, westies | 93 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Between

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Silver in the Barn

Between. Capture something in the middle of two things. It can be a person or object, or simply the space in between. I was gardening on the opposite side of the house when I heard ferocious growling and excited barking. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, The Boys | Tagged concrete menagerie, postaday, weekly challenge, west highland white terrier, westies | 63 Comments

The 4-H Urn Project

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Silver in the Barn

Because so many of you (okay, two, but who’s counting?) have been clamoring for more detail about the Garden Club Luncheon the other weekend, I thought I’d show you what I came up with for the front porch urns in preparation for … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Projects | Tagged concrete menagerie, hedgehog, hellebore, heuchera, hosta, urns | 24 Comments

Spring Is A Hussy

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Silver in the Barn

“Spring Is A Hussy” Or so the gardening dowager speaking to my Garden Club pronounced. She went on to say that anybody can have a beautiful garden in spring. At first I felt vaguely insulted – sometimes gardeners can be dreadfully opinionated … Continue reading →