The Society for the Preservation and Propagation of Old-Time Gardening Wisdom, Lore, and Superstition (SPPOTGWLS or “the Society”) was recently formed and held their first meeting.Members present …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – June 2008
Welcome to May Dreams Gardens, home of Garden Blogger's Bloom Day, the place to leave a comment if you've also posted about what is blooming in your garden on this 15th day of June. Comparing what is …
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Perennials Short and Tall: A Book Review
These past few rainy days, I’ve been reading “Perennials Short and Tall: A Seasonal Progression of Flowers for Your Garden” written by Moya L. Andrews and illustrated by Gillian Harris (Quarry …
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Ensuring Good Luck in the Garden
Are you worried about tomorrow being Friday the 13th? Are you superstitious at all about the day? There are some superstitions about gardening that you might want to give some consideration to, ‘just …
Lessons from the Peas
We can learn a lot from growing peas in the garden, lessons that we can apply to any crop or flower or plant that we want to have success with.Lesson No. 1 is be prepared to plant at the proper …
Variegated Evening Primrose
This is a bit embarrasing to admit, but I have identified the mystery plant I posted about yesterday because, well, um, I had the tag all along, as it turns out.This evening, I decided to look one …