Admit it. You read that title "Rare in Cultivation" and your heart skipped a beat. Maybe your fingers started shaking a bit as you quickly scrolled down to see what plant it is that I am going to …
Wouldn’t hurt a fleabane
A little fleabane in the garden never hurt anything or anybody, and it's good for the pollinators. Fleabane, Erigeron sp. is a native wildflower that just shows up here and there in my garden …
Mowing – A Session with Dr. Hortfreud
Hello Dr. Hortfreud. Hello, Carol. How are you and did you want to talk about the iris that is re-blooming that never re-bloomed before? No, Dr. Hortfreud, I want to talk about mowing. Again? Yes, …
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The simple joy of digging and planting
Cornus kousa 'Summer Fun' I love digging in the garden. With each shovelful of dirt, I feel like I'm entering a secret world of bacteria and fungi and worms and other critters than live amongst the …
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Camellias and Conversation
Camellia 'Snow Flurry' I am convinced certain plants in my garden do all they can to avoid blooming on the 15th of the month when I host Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Perhaps they are shy? Don't like …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2016
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for October 2016. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we've been enjoying a mild fall with moderate temperatures. Though our usual …
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