Blooms

Beautiful and Long Lasting Begonias

  Based on my prior flower blogs, you know that I try to find flowers that will bloom from late Spring until Fall.  I found a great flower that meets my requirement!! Originally, I thought the zinnias would take the prize for the longest blooming in Pittsburgh, PA. Guess again – the prize winner is […]

Blooms Vegetables

Growing and Harvesting Okra

I planted my okra a little later than usual in June.  This plant like lots of sun and warm weather.  In spite of the cool summer, I still got a fair amount.  While  I didn’t grow okra last year, I grew three okra plants the year before that and had so many okras that I […]

Blooms

Plants with Colorful Leaves

This plant is a beauty and has an unusual name Alternanthera Partytime.  It has bright pink and green leaves.   It loves the shade which is a bonus in the front of my house because of the trees.  It can tolerate morning sun and afternoon shade and grows up to 18 inches tall (see below).  Since […]