September | 2017 | Gardens For Goldens

Waiting. Hoping. Praying.

September 24, 2017 by Ogee

If the good deeds we have done together entitle us in any small way to call in a special request from above – we need that now. One of our own has fallen ill. She is loved and needed by her family, her extended rescue family, and by the dogs. Because I am helpless to do more right now than to call for the prayers and good wishes of all, I send you flowers from the garden we both love. […]

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Thought • Tags: hope, Prayer, Praying

Beckoning Fall’s Glory

September 17, 2017 by Ogee

The Delta Breeze finally blew in off the Bay, bringing an end to the stifling heat and still air while providing welcome relief to the parched garden. The days are still warm, but the cool nights provide a long-awaited respite after the months long scorching summer sun. The ground holds its drink better; the wind breathes life back into exhausted plants. Fall is my favorite season. Here, it is a second spring extending our flowering season from September through Thanksgiving. […]

Categories: Gardening, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: Asters, blue sage, Dahlia, Delta Breeze Sacramento, Fall aseason, Fall Garden, Flowering Onion, Frog in Rose Petal, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden Sacramento, Russian Sage

What Becomes A Garden?

September 10, 2017 by Ogee

I knew something had changed when I drove up. The unkempt garden signaled a passing. The sorrow was unmistakable in the moss and web-covered eaves, encroaching weeds, and empty chairs where once everyone gathered. For years, the eclectic garden by the ocean was shaped and tended by one of the two innkeepers. I learned that he had passed last spring. The grief was profound; the daily tasks too much – and the garden fell into disrepair. If our stay was […]

Categories: Gardening, Nature Photography, Photography • Tags: forgotten garden, Nature Photography

In Defense of My Summer Garden…Again

September 3, 2017 by Ogee

Despite a LONG hot summer, the garden fared pretty well – until August, that is. The heat is partly to blame. Deadheading doesn’t help when 100+ degree temperatures shrink new buds into tater-tot size flowers. And it was certainly too hot to plant annuals as we usually do to keep the color going in the garden in between perennial blooms. But there are eight tiny reason that the garden looks a bit ragged right now. They marched in with yet […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: dog rescue, Golden Retriever German Shepherd Mix Puppies, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Puppies