I can think of no place more magical than a garden, where every hoe and trowel is a magic wand. The magic is there in each petal of each flower as it opens up. It's there in the unfurling of each …
Welcome, Spring
Iris reticulata anxiously await Spring's arrival in the garden Spring arrives today at 6:45 pm EDT. If you want to be sure Spring comes to your garden, you absolutely must run out right now and …
The Forgiving Garden
Lean in, new gardeners, I'm going to tell you a secret about gardens. Gardens, in general, are very forgiving of mistakes. And they don't demand precision in timing or perfection in plant choices, …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – March 2015
Iris reticulata 'Katharine Hodgkin' Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for March 2015. Wow. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in Central Indiana, the last few days have …
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And the lawn began to bloom
For the joy of that first moment when I stepped out the back door and saw all the crocuses blooming in the lawn, it was worth it. It was worth spending hours planting all those crocus bulbs last …
Crocuses!
Crocuses! Step right this way, ladies and gentleman, to admire the first crocus blooms of the season. Be careful of the piles of snow still lining the driveway. Don't all crowd around at …
