I'm pleased to show you my new ceramic fish from Fish in the Garden. Today they are swimming in a pool of crested iris that have finished blooming. Before that they were swimming through a bed of …
You say Penny, I say…
You say "penny", I say "pee-o-nee" and some people say "piney." But everyone says pretty! Everyone! There is no way any sane person could look at my new 'Bartzella' ITOH peony and not be blown over …
The problem with vegetable gardens
The problem with vegetable gardens for some gardeners isn't the planting. It's the harvesting. That's right. Some gardeners have trouble harvesting from their vegetable gardens. Is it ready to …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – May 2019
The birds are singing, the skies are blue, the garden is lush and green. New blooms show up every morning and bring with them bees and butterflies and a true sense of renewal. Welcome to Garden …
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Pause the Gardener
If this wasn't the coldest Mother's Day ever, it had to be pretty close to the coldest Mother's Day ever. I do not believe the temperature rose above 50ºF. Ordinarily, with the right kind of …
Age Like a Tulip
I think tulips age rather gracefully, don't you? Some flowers go from pretty to "oh-dear-where-are-the-pruners-we-must-cut-off-these-ugly-dead-flowers-right-now" in a matter of a day or so. But not …
