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garden

My Favorite Flower

My Favorite Flower

Right now blooming in the front and back gardens - irises, my favorite flower.  

The garden is ready and waiting…

The garden is ready and waiting…

Amy and Mark spent a lot of time this past weekend getting the garden and patio ready for guests and all their hard work paid off.  Pots are ready to be planted later in May, some perennials are blooming in the garden beds and the patio is decked out with lights,...

An Inside Day

An Inside Day

Mark, Amy and I have been working outside in the garden to get everything ready for the busy season but today is looking like an inside day.  The rain is falling, skies and gray and, unfortunately, I hear wind is forcasted for later today and lasting through the...

Our Window Garden

Our Window Garden

During the warm months, we have a wonderful garden at the Benjamin F. Packard House. I love laying under the rhododendren bush and watching the butterflies and hummingbirds frolick among the flowers. The garden was put to bed many months ago, but Amy did bring in a...

Fall Chores at the B&B

Fall Chores at the B&B

The fall chores are piling up - just look at those leaves and that pile of wood.Despite the fact we only have two small birch trees in the garden, the patio quickly fills with leaves. I am not much of a raker but I do enjoy laying in the leaves since they cushion the...

Black Eyed Susans

Black Eyed Susans

It has been hot and dry in Maine but the Black Eyed Susans are taking over the garden and thriving despite the heat. Amy has them planted in all of her gardens and loves using them for cut flowers on the dining room tables, in the guests' room bouquets and in vases in...