by Leslie Cox; Sunday; June 17, 2018

Growing up, my father was a hard task master. His words of praise, when they came, were always, “I expected no less.” I loved my dad dearly and there has been a hole in my heart ever since December 26, 2012. But I know he is still with me, especially when I am in my garden.

~ Leslie Cox

Happy Father’s Day, Dad  xo

by Leslie Cox; Friday; June 15, 2018

I have a real love affair with hostas with over 80 in our collection now.
This photo depicts the large leaf of Hosta ‘Blue Umbrellas’.

by Leslie Cox; Friday; June 15, 2018

The description and information about the Virginian tiger moth is now posted. Go to “In the Garden” on the menu bar, select “Insects We Have Found” in the dropdown box, and select “Spilosoma virginica” in the list under “Pests”. (Or…click here for the quick link to the page.)

by Leslie Cox; Thursday; June 14, 2018

The week has run away with me! Too busy weeding and trying to keep up with the rhubarb harvest. Result: I do not have the life cycle details uploaded on my website yet for Spilosoma virginica…yellow woolly bear moth.

Game plan is to have it posted this evening, so please check back!

In the meantime, details about Hyphantria cunea…fall webworm moth…can be found here. Keep a watch out because I have been finding more of these guys in our garden. Thankfully, none have been caught mating but who knows?!!

by Leslie Cox; Monday; June 11, 2018

If you are busy deadheading your rhododendrons and have some of those sticky spent blossoms to deal with, don’t despair. I have posted a couple of tips to help you get the job done with a minimum amount of frustration. Click here to read about the tips.