Dear New Gardener, I feel compelled to write again to offer you some reassurance that everything is fine in your garden. Why do I feel this need? Because I am reading so many questions from new …
Garden Fairies Provide an Update
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we want to report that as we write this a big thunderstorm is rolling through so we thought we would just come inside and take care of some blog …
A Letter to New Gardeners
Dear New Gardeners, Welcome to the world of gardening. Many roads lead to the garden. Perhaps your road was one paved by the boredom of staying at home during the pandemic? Or maybe you came via the …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – May 2020
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for May 2020. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we have had a few frosty nights recently—not unexpected, but not welcomed either. …
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Finally Frost Free?
Finally, I think we've seen our last frost until fall and are cleared for planting, at least here in central Indiana. Today, I took all the plants out of the back of the truck and put them on the …
Dogwood Winter
The dogwoods are in bloom which means this next blast of cold air—which will likely bring frost to the garden—is known as Dogwood Winter. It is due to arrive Friday night into Saturday morning. There …
