Bonnie's blog

If you read my earlier posts this spring you'll remember that a mama duck made her home in the flower pot beneath this old tree stump at P&B Garden.

Sometimes what looks like an ending, may be the beginning of a different kind of growth.  When we had to cut the tree down, the whole garden changed. Without its wide canopy, the yard seemed hotter, more distant, and strangely empty.

This morning I noticed something clinging to the trunk of one of our trees.

Feverfew has become one of my favorite flowers. It can be a little tricky to start from seed because the seeds need light to germinate and should rest on top of the soil.

A Special Mother’s Day at P&B Garden  This Mother’s Day, we had the special experience of watching a mama duck hatch her ducklings here in one of our flowerpots at P&B Garden.

I have always loved to write and had a lot of ideas.  That was not the problem.  The hard part for me was how long it took me to produce a polished page and if I felt good enough about it to publish it. Then shortly after retirement, I discovered ChatGPT and became fascinated with its editing ca

This is posted with special gratitude to the Grapevine Garden Club for such a meaningful welcome, to my sister-in-law, who so naturally gives of herself in all she does, always taking the time to think of others and to my husband, whose gift for architecture has given me a beautiful

This post is dedicated to Maria. A small but heartfelt way of honoring a truly special friend.  

For many years, I went home in December to celebrate my mom’s birthday. Somewhere along the way, a small tradition took hold. We started an amaryllis bulb together so it would bloom during the Christmas season. At first, we used the clear glass bulb vases.