Serendipity Gardens

Living in a garden makes you pay more attention to the beautiful cycle of the seasons.

I dread moving from summer to fall, mostly because I know that winter, with its snow, wind, and cold, gray skies, is not far behind. Nevertheless, there’s a lot to like about fall.

For one, fall is beautiful.  Quite a few plants — in my garden, this includes asters, zinnias, cleome, morning glory, roses, black-eyed Susan vine, and more —  are still blooming. Leaves on shrubs and trees are turning crimson, orange, persimmon, maroon, and yellow — gorgeous!  ... Read More

Every garden needs a mascot — or two.

This post will introduce you to Nestle, one of the mascots for Serendipity Gardens. She is a chocolate Labrador Retriever, and she’s been with us since 2004, the year we started the garden. You could say they’ve grown up together.

As you can see from her photo, Nestle is showing her age a bit. But that has not dampened her enthusiasm.

Nestle is a faithful participant in Serendipity Gardens. She’s always eager to go outside, perhaps to chase away a rabbit, or perhaps just to sniff around or have a rest in the shade. She barks ferociously when visitors come, but as soon as they are inside the fence, she’s extremely friendly. She doesn’t jump on people, thank goodness, but she certainly believes in bathing them with kisses. ... Read More

Warm colors … Summer’s last glory … harbingers of fall.

This is a response to a yougrowgirl.com writing prompt, http://yougrowgirl.com/grow-write-guild-12-fall/. Visit the site if you’d like to participate