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Recent Blog Posts From May Dreams Gardens
Plantcrastination, Defined
Plantcrastination: Noun (plant-kras-tuh–ney-shuhn) The act of postponing or putting off until some future date the planting of newly purchased or acquired plants. Verb: Plantcrastinate. She plantcrastinated on planting out her new plants because she was lazy didn’t know where to plant them. Noun: Plantcrastinator. Someone who plantcrastinates. Here are some signs that you or someone […]
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – August 2025
Once again, it’s the middle of a month and time to report in on the flowers blooming in our gardens. Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day! Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I’ve decided that August this year is a bit behind August of last year. I base this observation […]
Garden Fairies Provide a Summer Report
Garden fairie here! We are once again taking over the keyboard so that this blog doesn’t just wither up and fade away like… like… like a rose petal that has silently fallen to the ground and soon will be a part of the humus of the garden. Wow, look what we just wrote right there. […]
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!