When I have visitors in our Garden, I enjoy telling them stories of things they see as part of our garden décor and plants. Things that are most important to me are things connected to a family memory. I love the thought of a heritage garden! One of my most special memories is the story ab…
Author: Connie Gecy
All Orange Butterflies Aren’t Monarchs
It’s the time of year that butterflies are filling the air. I see them fluttering around our garden all day. There is quite a variety of colors in the butterflies that I’m seeing, but so many are orange or at least they have lots of orange on them.
Since there is so much informa…
Several friends joined us for a fantastic Eclipse viewing and a celebration of Bob’s birthday
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Queen of the Night – Majestic Display
When we have visitors in our garden, it’s not unusual for someone to ask, “What is that?” The plant that evokes this question is a Night Blooming Cereus, also known as Queen of the Night, but I must admit it looks anything but royal! The plant is a succulent, part of the c…
Drayton Hall, a Preserved Treasure!
A trip to Charleston is always a pleasurable experience, a mix of the very best of past and present!! So many people love Charleston, and visit there often…we do! However, in all of our visits, we never went to Drayton Hall! Our concierge at The Mills House did not encourage us and even sa…