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Recent Blog Posts From May Dreams Gardens
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – November 2024
Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for November 2024. Here in my USDA hardiness zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I did not expect to see lavender in “nearly full bloom” when I went out to the garden to look for blooms. I suspect the warm, slow fall is to blame for this lavender and […]
A Few Minutes of Mycology
What do I think when I find mushrooms in my garden? I think that I must be doing something right by allowing leaves to stay on the beds and rot down into leaf mold each winter. I also think that garden fairies are nearby watching me so I best be careful and leave the mushrooms […]
A Little Garden Chat
Sit down over there on that garden bench while I continue to dig dandelions out of the lawn, and we can have a nice little garden chat. Yes, that is saffron crocus blooming in a bed out in the front garden. Those orange stamens—that’s the saffron. It’s worth a fortune but only if you get […]
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!