This spring, one of my amaryllis is blooming a second time, just before spring gives way to summer. This is abnormal behavior for these beauties – but I’ll take it!

The iris speaks to my soul more than any other flower. It’s gorgeous and stately, with delicate, fragile petals but sturdy enough to grow wild.

Peace is the overwhelming mood in the backyard at Glover Gardens today. The flowers are still blooming bright, and birds and butterflies are enjoying the first day of fall alongside us.

Our beloved Japanese maple is gone, but remembered, along the lines of the Japanese phrase “mono no aware”, and a lovely poem from another poet inspired this post.

There’s proof that flowers make us happy – it’s in our DNA! Check out some beautiful blooms and get happy yourself.

February has been a circle of life month, punctuated by the rejuvenation of the yard with spring’s early onset, birthdays at both ends of the spectrum, and the end of a life journey.

A gallery of beautiful hibiscus to remember what it’s like when it’s not the dead of winter, and a poem about hibiscus dreams and springtime memes.

Join us for.a delightful summer afternoon tea at Skibo castle, with a bonus tour of the ‘house’ and gardens that once belonged to Andrew Carnegie.

Nature is a natural antidote to down days.

Frogs can and do freeze, including their hearts, and then thaw and get right back to living their everyday froggy life when it warms up. We’re doing the renewal pruning at Glover Gardens in our own efforts to get our green back.

You never know what you’ll find here on the pages of Glover Gardens, “a multi-faceted blog for multi-faceted people”.

A forgotten beauty showed its face in my backyard a few weeks ago, as this gorgeous walking iris woke up and bloomed for the first time in years.

And then, all of the sudden, it flew away, wafting on the breeze high above the cypress trees, its wings fluttering a timeless message: fear not, only believe.

If Easter lilies are white, perhaps these gorgeous red lilies are Good Friday lilies.

The 2019 orange harvest at Glover Gardens … sunshine in a glass.

Aberdeen’s Cruickshank Botanic Garden on the King’s College campus in Old Aberdeen is gorgeous and haiku-inspiring.

Glover Gardens is an aromatherapy district with an abundance of jasmine this spring.

A humble little poem welcoming spring’s call.

An Easter message and a luscious red rose from Glover Gardens.

Photos from home keep me grounded in Glover Gardens when I travel.