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Recent Blog Posts From May Dreams Gardens
Pelargonium Seeds
I noticed the other day that because I had stopped deadheading some Pelargoniums, some of them were producing seeds. I didn’t know that the seeds would have little feathery tails on them. The better to let the wind send them away from the mother plant so they can presumably germinate someplace far away where they […]
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2024
Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for October 2024. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, October has a variety of blooms, though there are few it can really call its own. August owns some of the flowers, like these hardy begonias, which have been bloom for several months. Other flowers […]
An Assault on My Floral Sensibilities
I never expected when I walked into the grocery store today that I would have my floral sensibilities assaulted, but here we are. I saw tulips for sale in October. I repeat. I saw tulips for sale in October. Yes, those are tulips, those quintessential SPRING flowers, for sale in the fall with mums behind […]
Check Out My Books
I’ve written five books of humorous gardening advice, guaranteed to make you smile and provide some good gardening advice. Check out one or all five!
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts From a Gardening Life
Creatures and Critters: Who’s In My Garden
Digging and Delighted: Live Your Best Gardening Life
And I’ve written two children’s books, both illustrated by my nephew. If you know a kid or were once a kid, you need both!
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages
The Halloween Hare: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages
Will I write more books? Seeds have been planted, shoots are coming up. We shall see!