As I’ve told you before we are not really big flower people here at Stoney Acres. Most of our flowers come in the form of perennial bushes and vines. This time of year we do have some real nice color in our yard from all the late spring blooming plants. Here’s a look at what’s in [...]
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Volunteering at the Tulip Festival
April 28th, 2012 
Rick So I bet you have been wondering where the heck I’ve been for the last week or so??? Many of you will remember that I am part of the Utah State University Master Gardeners program. Well one of the requirements of that program is that we give 40 hours of volunteer service. I’ve spent most [...]
Grandpa’s Geranium
March 25th, 2012 Rick Many of my regular readers will remember that Mrs. Stoney lost her Grandfather over the winter. I posted about his wonderful green house garden a couple of days after his passing. I noticed something in the garage yesterday that made me smile a bit and remember Grandpa. Grandpa was 95 and in failing health last [...]
Forcing Forsythia Indoors
March 23rd, 2012 Rick The first blooms of spring in our yard always come from the forsythia bush. Mrs. Stoney loves forsythia and that was one of the first things we planted when we moved here. Unfortunatly I have a pruning problem. What is that problem? Well I just never seem to get around to doing it as you [...]
Early Signs of Spring
March 7th, 2012 Rick I love living in a part of the world that has four distinct seasons! I’ve lived in parts of the country that really only have two seasons; summer not quite summer. I much prefer the division of four traditional seasons. Early March signals the start of spring here in Utah. Spring in Utah is a [...]
