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Recent Blog Posts From May Dreams Gardens
Garden Blogger’s Challenge #3, Buckle Up!
Buckle up, as I get caught up on GardenComm’s Garden Blogger’s Challenge for the month of May. When I last posted for this challenge of prompts, I stopped on May 11. Goodness that was a while ago! We have some catching up to do, so buckle up and let’s see what the challenge questions are […]
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – May 2025
Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for May 2025. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, it is well and truly spring heading into summer. There are blooms everywhere you look and if you don’t look often, you might risk missing something in bloom! But don’t look too closely or you […]
The Garden Bloggers Challenge, continued!
Now, where were we? Oh yes, my last post was about the Garden Bloggers Challenge sponsored by GardenComm, and I believe I ended that post with May 5th. Shall we get caught up? For May 6, the prompt was “the first edible plant I ever grew was…” Well, I claim to have started gardening when […]
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!