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Recent Blog Posts From May Dreams Gardens
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 […]
For That Fall Color
Even if Amsonia didn’t have pretty light blue flowers in the spring, I would still plant it for its beautiful fall foliage. And it is for its fall foliage that I forgive it for being so deeply rooted that once you’ve planted it, you aren’t going to easily move it or remove it. And it […]
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 […]
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!