by JaimeB Haney | around my house, Koi, koi pond, Studio Gardens
A mink has found Studio Gardens. The little monster has single-handedly killed 8 out of my 13 koi fish. It’s been a massacre. I hadn’t noticed a decline in my number of fish until mid-late February. Not much for cold temperatures, I don’t go out to...
by JaimeB Haney | around my house, garden tour, gardens, shade plants
Welcome back to part 2 of my favorite flowers for this spring and summer. This time I am sharing my shade plant combinations. See part 1 here. I have a lot of shade in my gardens. So I’ve had to experiment with several different shade plants. Mostly, I’ve...
by JaimeB Haney | 2019, A day in the life, around my house, March, property pictures, spring day, work in progress, Zoey
Today is the last day of March and once again a month has flown by. A lot has happened this month. Mostly having to do with regular life and not in the studio, sadly. My studio waits for me with this painting I started before the tree fell on the house. I posted it on...
by JaimeB Haney | 2018, around my house, Bringing Outdoor Plants Indoors, fall, Greenhouse, houseplants, in the greenhouse
So the first thing I do when I am bringing outdoor plants indoors is to stop watering them up to a week in advance – depending on the pot size. This helps when lugging in those giant 24″ pots full of dirt and green beauty. They can really weigh a lot! Next...
by JaimeB Haney | 2018, A day in the life, all about me, An artist's views, around my house, Art Life, deep thoughts, gardens, inspiration, Koi, koi pond, motivation, Studio Gardens, Studio Gardens, summer
The other day an artist friend I follow on Facebook asked if we meditate before we create our art. Mediation has not ever been something I sit down and proceed to “do”. I’ve tried to sit in the center of my living room and found that I start to focus...
by JaimeB Haney | 2018, A day in the life, around my house, flower pot, garden, gardens, missing mom, Mother, Things that make me happy, what's blooming now?
When you notice it has been a while since I’ve posted, it must be gardening season. *squeal* Yep. For the last two weeks, I’ve been hitting it hard. In the garden that is. So the time has flown by. Mother’s Day was last Sunday and my son and husband...
