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Recent Blog Posts From May Dreams Gardens
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – July 2026
Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for July 2026. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we had a bit of a heat wave week before last but then it cooled down a bit, and we’ve gotten some rain here and there. Now it’s hot again, but that hasn’t kept the […]
Tips and Tricks to Ensure a Good Harvest
How’s your vegetable garden doing? Are you hauling in big baskets and bowls of veggies and covering your kitchen counter with the bounty of your garden now? Or are you, like me, waiting, pondering, searching, seeking, and wondering just when you’ll get that first big deluge of veggies this season? In my garden I’ve picked […]
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – June 2026
Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for June 2026. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I think we’ve made a nice transition from spring to summer. We’ve had plenty of rain and some nice warmer days too. Though some of the spring flowers remain, including this yellow snapdragon being explored […]
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!