My holy grail of old gardening books. A plain cover with a simple drawing of some little spring flowering bulbs. Inside, the title page shows that it is The Little Bulbs by Elizabeth …
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The Mystery of Plastic Pots
Plastic pots? Where do they all come from? It is a mystery, yet to be solved. As spring continues, the first of the plastic pots filled with new plants are beginning to congregate on the front porch …
Wildflower Wednesday: Invasive Plants
Road trip! Last week, I went on a road trip with the Hoosier Gardener to the Cabin at Wildflower Woods, the home of the Indiana author, Gene Stratton-Porter (1863- 1924). In her lifetime, …
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A Moment of Beauty
Double tulips with grape hyacinths The sole purpose of this post is to share this picture with you. It is a picture of a chance encounter with a moment in time in my garden when I was there, …
And then it bloomed
My plan was to cut down the large Korean Spice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii) on the right side of the gate. Then I would move the much smaller Korean Spice Viburnum on the left side of the gate to …
A few little attentions make for success in the garden
Lettuce and radishes are coming up in the veg. garden I've discovered "a few little attentions which make for success in the garden and minimize the sum of the season's work" hidden in an old …
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