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Recent Blog Posts From May Dreams Gardens
These Beans Tell You All You Need to Know About Gardening
This, my friends, is my black bean harvest. It is about three-fourths of a cup. And these beans tell us all we need to know about gardening. First, though some of us may appear to spend quite a bit of money on gardening, not all gardening costs money. I got the seeds for the plants […]
What Is a Dandelion Summer?
What is a dandelion summer? According to M. C. Beaton, who wrote about it in the cozy mystery, The Skeleton in the Closet (2001), a dandelion summer is a hot summer, foretold by an abundance of dandelion blooms in the spring. We’ll have to take her word for it because I searched and searched online […]
Garden Fairies Discuss the Sweet Corn
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and once again, we are compelled to post on this blog for reasons most obvious. Today’s topic is the sweet corn in the Vegetable Garden Cathedral. Yes, once again, Carol planted a small block of sweet corn with high hopes. And once again, the raccoons got to the […]
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!