When I think of winter interest in the garden, I don't think about plants like these wet, soggy asters in my garden. If I don't get out there and cut these back soon, I'll be up to my as, I'll have a …
A Tale of Two Greenhouses
Real, fake, real.That's the answer to yesterday's quiz about poinsettias. I should have trimmed those little frays on the edges of the petals on the fake one, but I was too lazy to do that.And what …
Poinsettia Quiz
Many people express surprise that my potted poinsettias are not real plants. They are fakes, artificial, silk, whatever term you'd like to use, and thus have been "blooming" reliably every December …
Eight Things That Make Me Happy
I’ve been tagged by Philip at Dirt Therapy to post about eight things that make me happy. Only eight? That should be easy!By the way, there are rules to this meme, which are supposed to be included …
Do You Know Any Haughtyculturists?
“The haughtyculturist is a good name for the kind of person who is as terrified of growing last year’s roses as is a woman of being seen in last year’s hats.” From Of Flowers and a Village by Wilfrid …
A Brief Bit About Blogging: Comments
When all is as it should be, I receive an email notification when someone comments on my blog.However, since sometime Tuesday (or maybe it was Monday), I have not been getting those email …
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