Author Archives: Unwit
The secret life of Lulu
Bob and I are missing our cat Lulu. She was our first cat, our senior cat, and she lived with us for sixteen years. She enjoyed the time she had. She made the best of everything, even when Teeny bullied … Continue reading
Attack of the Swamp Rose
I decided to buy what is reputed to be a repeat-blooming swamp rose. [Most species roses bloom once a year, like azaleas]. The swamp rose, Rosa palustris, is a North American native, and because my dad’s ancestral home is in a Mississippi swamp, Bob calls me “Swamp Rose.” The fact that this was reputed to be a once-blooming cultivar sold me on it. Continue reading
Garden design rule: Focus on the places you see most often
For once, I’ve done it right. I paid special attention to the area around the outside spigot, because — DUH! — I use it all the damned time. And now every time I see it, it’s lovely to look … Continue reading
The perils of chickens . . . closer to home
[Pecky & Ella above, with Amanda & Mark] Our ex-neighbors did attain Amanda’s goal of having some chickens. Mark got a dozen fertile eggs from a friend, and they incubated them with a warmer. They hatched a day earlier than … Continue reading
Finally, fountain functions!
Of COURSE I couldn’t just BUY a ready-made fountain. NOooo, THAT would be too EASY! I had to: buy a few concrete urns from Lowe’s, load and unload them myself [husband has back fractures], … Continue reading
The greatest garden poem ever written
I love this poem . I wish like heck that I’d written it, but alas, I did not. A woman named [pseudonymed, I see at Poetry‘s website] Biddy Jenkinson wrote it in Irish, and it was translated here into English by … Continue reading
And here it is mostly grown in, on November 7, 2013.
Here is the front flowerbed, newly created on July 15, 2013, and filled with perennials from the sale at Wilson Nursery. I couldn’t just leave that whole front lawn in . . . lawn.
Before pictures of new garden in progress
I don’t know how I managed to take a picture of the house before planting almost anything, but I did. This pic probably was taken late in 2012 or very early 2013. The stone left of the steps is … Continue reading
New Rose Garden in Progress
At the end of 2012, we moved from Lexington to Frankfort. Weirdly, I did not mind leaving the garden I had established over fourteen years. I was looking forward to starting a new one on a blank canvas. Not making the … Continue reading
The Lazy Organic Rose Gardener 