Scilla bifolia 'Rosea' Garden fairies here. Again! Honestly, we garden fairies are thinking that this blog would fall to pieces without us stepping in to carry the load while Carol is off doing who …
Loudon’s Rules of Horticulture
Before I become too engrossed in spring gardening activities, (if it is possible to become too engrossed in gardening, and I don't think it is) may I present one more treasure that I brought up from …
Forbs in a Matrix
Forb n. A broad-leaved herb other than a grass, especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow. ~~~~~ I met with the garden designer and the hort enabler Monday evening to go over plant …
Loudon’s Rules of Horticulture, Rule No. 7
And I quote from Garden-Making: Suggestions for the Utilization of Home Grounds by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898), “Persons who follow the entertaining writings of Mr. A. B. Tarryer (a pseudonym for a …
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Garden Fairies Guest Post: Rules, Traditions, and Guidelines
Garden fairies here! Happy First Day of Spring to all the clumsy big feet people, or CBF’s as we like to call all the gardeners. We call all you gardeners CBF's because it seems that whenever you …
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No Time for Rabbit Holes
This is not the time, place, or season for rabbit holes, for diving deep into old, often long forgotten, gardening books from a century ago. It is not. The days are getting longer and warmer, and …
