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Recent Blog Posts From May Dreams Gardens
Garden Fairies Discuss International Fairy Day
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we decided that we should write something and post it on this blog for three reasons. First because if we don’t, what will happen to it? Carol has not posted anything in days and days. Second, if we didn’t post on this blog how would you good […]
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – June 2025
Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for June 2025. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, it’s been a lovely month of blooms so far. We’ve had plenty of rain, and some sunshine too. It’s been a while since I’ve since this much lush growth on some of these plants! Let’s […]
Eight Types of Mowing
If you like to mow your lawn, as I do, you’ll probably recognize the eight types of mowing I’m about to describe. If you don’t like to mow your lawn, you might be surprised to find out that there are so many different types of mowing. In either case, you may be tempted to click […]
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!