Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant, Silphium perfoliatum, bloomed one day after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day so I didn't include it in my last post. This particular native flower is often called Cup …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – July 2014
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for July 2014. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana I am happy, happy, happy with how my garden looks in mid-summer this year. As I look …
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The Optimist and The Pessimist
Two houseplants just got put out on the patio to spend the rest of the summer in plant rehab. We'll call one plant "Purple Leaf" and the other "Ivy". Let's listen in as they discuss their …
And after she picked green beans
Left to Right...Contender, Gold Rush, Roma II, all seeds from Botanical Interests. And after she picked green beans, she accepted the garden fairies' invitation to sit in the garden with them and dine …
Fairy lace
When you go out and walk around your garden in the early morning hours, as every gardener should, you may see bits of fairy lace laid out to dry on the tops of shrubs, across the lawn, or even among …
Dear Friend and Gardener: First Tomato
Dear Dee and Mary Ann, Greetings from my garden where I just picked and ate my first tomato of the season. I decided this event was a good reason to post for Dear Friend and Gardener, Dee's virtual …
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