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2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Yesterday Michael and I trekked into Washington to check out the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrating the Culture of the Ozarks. Held annually (except of course for the pandemic years) since 1967, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage brings together artisans, cooks, musicians, and storytellers from around the world for performances, demonstrations, and […]
Landscaping, Outdoor Living Space, Outdoor Rooms

Elephant Ears in the Garden 2023

This seems like a great week to talk about gardens/gardening/landscapes given the rain and now heat and humidity. Three of my very favorite plants for the summer garden are elephant ears, caladiums, and hardy begonia All do well in shade – of which I have a lot – and provide foliage and color well into […]
Landscaping, Outdoor Living Space, Outdoor Rooms, Uncategorized

Our Dream Backyard – the Final Reveal!

After seemingly endless months we bought patio furniture, strung lights on the pergola, installed a Weber gas grill on the covered porch, and luxuriated in our new space. All the while praying fervently that my garden would forgive months of neglect and abuse and rejoice with us in full and resplendent glory – which it […]
Landscaping, Outdoor Living Space, Outdoor Rooms

Our Dream Backyard – Part Three

We started our backyard project on July 12, 2021 with the porch. In November we began rebuilding the raised beds and then, with that done, started on the hardscape. The original plans needed a few adjustments but Joan, our landscape architect, was on hand daily and progress was inevitable! First the old patio had to […]

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Cultural 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Yesterday Michael and I trekked into Washington to check out the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrating the Culture of the Ozarks. Held annually (except of course for the pandemic years) since 1967, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage brings together artisans, cooks, musicians, and storytellers from around the world for performances, demonstrations, and […]

Landscaping Elephant Ears in the Garden 2023 This seems like a great week to talk about gardens/gardening/landscapes given the rain and now heat and humidity. Three of my very favorite plants for the summer garden are elephant ears, caladiums, and hardy begonia All do well in shade – of which I have a lot – and provide foliage and color well into […]

Landscaping Our Dream Backyard – the Final Reveal! After seemingly endless months we bought patio furniture, strung lights on the pergola, installed a Weber gas grill on the covered porch, and luxuriated in our new space. All the while praying fervently that my garden would forgive months of neglect and abuse and rejoice with us in full and resplendent glory – which it […]

Landscaping Our Dream Backyard – Part Three We started our backyard project on July 12, 2021 with the porch. In November we began rebuilding the raised beds and then, with that done, started on the hardscape. The original plans needed a few adjustments but Joan, our landscape architect, was on hand daily and progress was inevitable! First the old patio had to […]

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