Category Archives: Lessons from the Garden

A Forgotten Love

Posted on September 2, 2013 by sheilacampbell

I knew the weeds were growing taller but I have tried not to notice as I pass the garden on my way to the barn each day. It was hit hard by hail in mid August and I have abandoned … Continue reading →

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What to Do When Nothing Blooms

Posted on May 1, 2013 by sheilacampbell

There it was – swaying in the cold wind that came whipping around the house – a single bloom. Today is the first of May and usually by now my iris blooms have begun to fade and make way for other spring … Continue reading →

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Barren and Covered with Waste

Posted on October 17, 2012 by sheilacampbell

I love working in my garden while watching a beautiful October sunset change the sky from a burnt orange that reflects gold on fading grass to a brilliant scarlet and finally departs the horizon, leaving it lingering in a violet … Continue reading →

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Untended Gardens

Posted on July 20, 2012 by sheilacampbell

Usually by now the dried and tussled tops of my iris leaves have been trimmed back neatly and annuals and gladiolas overflow my flowerbeds with color.  I have several flowerbeds and each one is different and each one is special. … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Friends

Posted on February 9, 2012 by sheilacampbell

I have a mounted copy of this beautiful picture hanging in my kitchen.  It was given to me by a dear friend and it is a picture of my garden. When I gaze at the picture I still marvel at … Continue reading →

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Winter Roses

Posted on January 30, 2012 by sheilacampbell

Two weeks ago I purchased a beautiful little miniature rose bush from Walmart- or rather I rescued the plant from Walmart.  I have watered it and kept it on my kitchen window sill where it has rewarded my tender care … Continue reading →

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Blinded by Beams

Posted on July 9, 2011 by sheilacampbell

July 9 and still no rain. Hot winds and soaring temperatures absorb any moisture that we pump from the ground to water the parched land. Flowers beds that are usually masses of blooms and color now only have a few … Continue reading →

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A Hydrated Heart

Posted on May 5, 2011 by sheilacampbell

Days, weeks, and months pass, and still the dry wind stirs the dust as it travels across the plains. Spring flowers whose delicate petals unfurled and flourished after deep drenching rains last spring, are left in tatters in the wake … Continue reading →

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Dry, Thirsty, Land

Posted on April 14, 2011 by sheilacampbell

This morning I awoke once more to the sound of the wind whistling through the open window.  Warmer days have been quite welcome, but the lack of rain has made the warm air seem unusually dry.  I like the sound of … Continue reading →

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More and Less

Posted on October 27, 2010 by sheilacampbell

Cooler weather has once again settled upon the plains and once again the last of my house plants have been brought in to wait out winter beside sunny windows.  My north facing patio is once again almost barren as a … Continue reading →

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