Happy Hallobookween. The time of year when we dress up our favorite books in costumes. I will be the first to admit that not every book likes to dress up for this holiday. In fact, I couldn't find …
The Two Most Hopeful Words in All of Gardening
We say them a lot this time of year, the two most hopeful words in all of gardening. These two words spur us to action. They revive our summer-weary souls. They lift our spirits. They give us …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2017
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for October 2017. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, the first of the autumn crocuses, Crocus speciosus, showed up in time for bloom …
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Frost Means Freedom
To many gardeners, "frost" is a four-letter word, even in the fall of the year. Merely hinting that there is a chance of frost or whispering "frost" sends some gardeners scrambling to cover their …
Fall is when we show true love for our gardens
If you don't fall in love with your garden all over again in the fall, then perhaps you don't love your garden at all? It's easy to love a garden in the springtime when every plant seems fresh and …
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I was all “tough gardener” until…
I was all "tough gardener" this morning heading out to my garden to do some weeding and deadheading. I wasn't going to show any mercy as I began to pull out and cut back in Plopper's Field, my …
