Viola blooming in the winter lawn. On a spring-like December day, when the high temperature was 63F, you can't blame a gardener for chucking all other plans - plans for Christmas shopping, tree …
Guest Post: Garden Fairies Express Alarm
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have come to this blog on this evening when we could be enjoying a nearly full moon and temperatures that are not just too, too cold because we want …
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Wildflower Wednesday: Euphorbia pulcherrima
I've been thinking about herbaria for several weeks now, ever since I went to an all day seminar put on by the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society (INPAWS) a few weeks ago. A herbarium …
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An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis, slighty used
I imagine a voice that sounds like Sir Anthony Hopkins as the character Frank Doel in the movie 84 Charing Cross Road, one of my favorite movies. "Carol, I've found a very good used copy of An …
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‘Twas a month before winter
'Twas a month before winter... well, actually it is 26 days until true winter which begins on December 21st. The only blooms left are in the sun room. I'm currently enjoying these orange, …
You might be a gardening geek: Black Friday Edition
Clematis integrifolia 'Alba' seed heads on Black Friday You might be a gardening geek on Black Friday if... You looked at all the ads that came in the paper and decided not to go out shopping because …
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