Gardendipity
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
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| Location | West Central Florida, United States |
| Introduction | Welcome to my blog! My husband and I built our home in West Central Florida in 1999. It was my very first house and my very first yard, and thus began my adventures in gardening. We found the perfect place for gardening, with deep conservation behind the house and a pond next door. We wanted to plant lots of colorful flowers for year-round blooms. In particular we wanted hummingbird and butterfly plants, and sought to create an environment that would be attractive to all forms of wildlife. We started with long hedges of blue plumbago and lots of bright yellow lantanas and red salvia annuals. We hung bird feeders and added bird baths. That’s how we got started. Through the years we’ve added additional garden beds. Today our garden is home to many kinds of butterflies and birds. Hummingbirds, raccoons, neighborhood cats, possums, snakes and turtles all visit us often. My husband and I are Benedictine Oblates at St. Leo Abbey in Florida. We enjoy living a simple, quiet life. I am a Florida native, and my mother’s side of the family has been Florida natives for many generations. Gardendipity 3/18/2010 |
| Interests | Gardening, reading, cooking, coupon clipping. |
| Favorite Books | All of St. Teresa of Avila's books, and all of Sue Grafton's books. |