Happy May 1st. Most gardeners have a favorite season, a favorite month in the garden. For some it is much earlier than May, before the heat of summer sets in. For others it is October, the …
On a whim… Salvia ‘Madeline’
I purchased Salvia 'Madeline' on a whim last spring. I was on my last stop on a day devoted to shopping at various garden centers throughout the city. I'd never heard of Salvia 'Madeline' before I …
Achieving Happiness in Your Garden: The Fifteenth Secret
Lurie Garden - Chicago, Illinois I never thought much about salvias before I saw them in big drifts in the Lurie Garden in Chicago. They seemed a bit, oh, I don't know, ordinary? …
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Listening for a secret
I will remain vigilant and alert as I look for the 15th secret to achieving happiness in your garden. Perhaps I will hear it in the faint whispers of the flowers? …
Achieving Happiness in the Garden: The Fourteenth Secret
I wasn't expecting to discover another secret to achieving happiness in the garden. I had already discovered a lucky thirteen of them over the course of time and figured that was it. Enough already. …
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Wildflower Wednesday: Indiana Seed
I went to a plant sale. I was looking for plants and garden sculptures. I didn't have any particular plants in mind to buy. I was just looking. I wouldn't have looked twice at the plants I ended …
