It worked! I picked peonies in the bud stage way back in May, stripped off the leaves, wrapped them individually in plastic wrap, then put them in the back of the refrigerator. I peeked at them a …
Amsonia: Gird your loins
There are some garden tasks that require you to prepare yourself physically and mentally, to gird your loins. One of those tasks in my garden is cutting back Amsonia tabernaemontana, Bluestar, after …
Just Some Garden Fairies Playing in the Rain
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we are certain if it were not for us, this blog would go dormant faster than a tulip in the springtime. Faster than a lilac in the fall. …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – June 2019
The sun is shining, the air is cool, and every leaf is dripping with a heavy dew. Such is a morning on one of the last days of spring. Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for June 2019. Here in my …
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40 Hours
40 hours. That's how long it was between the time I had planted every single plant I'd purchased or received to trial this spring and the time I bought two new perennials to plant. That's right, I …
Garden Fairies Watch And See Everything
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we watch and see everything that goes on in this garden. Everything. Including what Carol does and doesn't do in this garden. Let us give you an …
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