'Lady Jane' tulips in bloom I find it interesting that in some old gardening books, the authors felt compelled to point out that women can indeed garden. J. B. Whiting wrote in his 1849 book, …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – April 2013
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for April 2013. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden, spring is slowly arriving. How slow? I went back through all my bloom day posts for April, …
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When is it acceptable to plant in a straight line?
Peas in a veg. garden Dear Hortense Hoelove, I've been debating about when it is acceptable to plant in a straight line. Mostly I've been debating with myself so I thought I'd get another …
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A peek into the mind of a gardener
A peek into the mind of a gardener on the first warm hot day of spring. Gosh it's hot suddenly I didn't notice that the magnolia was budded out like that is that early or is that on time since when …
Garden fairies discuss nouns and verbs
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and once again, we have arrived just in time to save this blog from sure and certain oblivion. If it were not for us garden fairies, Carol would have …
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It’s good not to be housed-up
It's good to no longer be a "housed-up" woman. Just ask Eben E. Rexford. "The general impression seems to be that gardening is essentially man's work, and that women and children are not equal …
