A tiny beneficial wasp who’s name I’m not positive of. I did a search on the internet and came up with –Ichneumon Wasp (Ichneumonidae). She’s about as long as my pinky fingernail or 6mm ( I don’t have long fingernails).
They are harmless to us but deadly to the cabbage worms and aphids that eat my perennials!
To me, the insects are just as interesting as the flowers!
Go here to see the opposite end of the scale for black wasps in my garden -> Giant Black Wasp
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| Jeanne La Joie |
My favorite little rose. Jeanne La Joie is a nice hardy, miniature climbing rose.
She blooms all summer, with at least two major flushes, first in early summer and the second late summer/early fall, with sporadic blooms in between, up until freezing weather hits.
With our mild temps through most of fall and into winter, I had blooms up until early December!
She is a good little climber for Zones 5a – 10b.and grows anywhere from 4 – 10 feet tall.
Getting a little cabin fever, so I’m going to share one of last summers pictures.
(Come on Spring!)
Our second snowfall of the year.
I’m not a huge fan of snow, but I’d like to see some more. It’s been a really dry winter.
Come and meet 6 new faces at Lil’s Garden!
They’re all ready for your own stick and a great adventure!
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| Honey Bee |
This is an updated version of the old Honey Bee. Sometimes a fabric for a favorite horse will become discontinued so I’ll let the listing slide until I find a new fabric. This one just grabbed me!
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| Josie |
A Hot Pink Zebra? Why not? She’s so bright and vibrant! I actually had this one planned for last fall but it got put on the back burner for our move.
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| Kiwi |
I love the fabric on this one. It reminds me of feathers. I had quite a few requests for green horses last year so I just had to oblige!
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| Fergus mac Róich |
Another green with a really fun pattern! Very earthy!
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| Eugene |
I chose a light weight denim for this one. I think he turned out pretty well and he’ll be a little more durable than the cotton prints.
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| Brownie |
The Chestnut / Sorrel is another revamp. His old fabric is being discontinued so I found this suitable replacement fabric that I think looks a lot better.
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| The chickadee~ unfazed by a recent ice storm ~ is at the top of the list of my favorite birds. |
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| have you ever been cussed out by a chickadee? It’s very hard to be offended! |
Most people, when they move to a new house, take with them their furniture, china and other household possessions. I made sure all my favorite plants came with me.
An assortment of trees, shrubs and perennials, waiting for spring and a spot in a new flowerbed.
A little thistle, a little sunflower seed and Voila!
This is what I saw when I opened my curtains this morning…
Apparently Squirrels can climb shepard hooks. Silly me for thinking they couldn’t!
Lots of changes happening at Lil’s Garden these last two months. We’ve moved to a new house, in a new town and adjusting to a new job while wrapping up the old life and filling Christmas orders at the same time. Very exhausting I’ll tell you, but we are adapting.
These changes have been in the planning for a long time and we’ve finally been able to realize them. We are very happy with our new place and I’m thrilled with my new, much bigger yard! And best of all, it’s a blank slate! I get to re-landscape EVERYTHING! I can’t wait till spring! I’ll be spending the winter scouring all my gardening and landscaping books for the perfect design ideas ( of course I have a few ideas already rolling around in my head).
There’s also room for a bigger greenhouse, yay!
The only drawback I see is that we are surrounded by woods loaded with wildlife~ including deer.
I now get to test all those deer resistant plants and anti deer theories in my new designs and hopefully, with the help of my two Labradors (who by the way have never seen a deer their entire sheltered lives!) I can keep the critter damage to a minimum. Wish me luck!
Lil's Garden Tour 