Fuzzy Wuzzy...flowers?

Chenille plant or Acalypha hispida is a great indoor/outdoor plant for the novice or experienced gardener alike! What a very interesting flower it produces...usually 3-4" long and fuzzy like a cattail or, well, like chenille! The color is a light red and the plant is prolific. Chenille plant likes bright light if indoors and partial shade if outdoors in the summertime. Keep the soil barely moist for best results. Feed every two weeks with an all-purpose water-soluble plant food, at half-dose. If you have a fuzzy wuzzy plant already, don't forget to bring it indoors for the winter, as they are not winter hardy here!!

Time to Harvest.

With the cooler temperatures finally having arrived and the glorious weather here, it is so pleasant to be outdoors! No more humidity...hurrah! I see my garden winding down for the season, but I am still getting mad harvests of tomatoes, zucchini and cukes! Yum! Tomato and cucumber salads galore!

Hummingbirds!

Come see our new hand-blown glass hummingbird feeders, made from recycled glass! They are uniquely gorgeous and come in various shapes and sizes. They make great holiday gifts too!!


This is an important time of year for feeding hummingbirds -- a time that people don't always think about, since the summer is coming to an end. With the southern migration of hummingbirds starting, it is very important to have feeders ready with lots of fresh nectar for them to load up on. It not only helps them build up their body weight for their long journey back to their winter homes, it also proves that you will be a dependable feeding station for them to come back to next year. Hummingbirds do come back to the same gardens every year!!

Check out the Hummingbird Society's website for more great information at www.hummingbirdsociety.org/.