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Recent Blog Posts From May Dreams Gardens
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – September 15, 2026
Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for September 2026. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden, we’ve just come out of a fairly long stretch of days with no rain to speak of. But then a few days ago, we got just over a half-inch of rain in the early morning hours, and everyone […]
Garden Fairies Prepare for Fall
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are preparing for fall, y’all! Yes, we had to include that “y’all” because… Wait a minute! We are garden fairies. We do not have to explain anything, but we will tell you that Carol has nearly abandoned this blog! If it wasn’t for us garden fairies, […]
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – August 2026
Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for August 2026. Here in my USDA hardiness zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we’ve been getting some rain. And then some more rain. (Parts of the state east of me received record-shattering amounts of rain which flooded homes, businesses, roads, and other areas. Please pray for them! 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!