Hoes. They seem like such simple, basic tools, some with designs not changed for eons, others newly fashioned, but yet still simple.But even simple hoes can teach us lessons about gardening, and about …
Garden Bloggers Muse Day: Spring Psalm
SPRING PSALMDrawn upward by some hidden power,Life is cracking the crust of earthAnd bursting forth from limb and stem.Your aroma, O Life-giver,Is upon the springtime wind,And I feel its power …
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Early Spring Vegetables, Memories of April
April ends with the first harvest from the vegetable garden.This evening, I thinned out the lettuce and filled a bowl with the "thinnings", which included several kinds of lettuce plus some spinach. I …
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History of My Hoe Collection
Hoe week continues here at May Dreams Gardens with a history of sorts of my hoe collection.How does someone end up with a collection of hoes?How does anyone end up with a collection of anything?How …
Introducing My 21st Hoe
Seeing my dwarf iris bloom this weekend kind of caught me by surprise. I went out into the back yard Saturday morning and there it was in all its purple glory.I only have a few other bearded irises, …
Weekend Wrap Up
What a difference a year can make in a garden and in a life.Last year, this crabapple, Malus'Guinevere' got frozen out and bloomed rather pathetically, almost painfully.This year, she is back to her …
