Gather round, new gardeners, for I am about to spill the beans on some principles of vegetable gardening that will help you in your own first attempts at growing a little food for …
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Dearest Summer…
One of Summer's delightful flowers. Dearest Summer, I feel compelled to write to you after your absence these last several months, to tell you how much I miss you and how I long for your return. I …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – January 2015
Happy Garden Blogger's Bloom Day and welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for January 2015. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, it's wintertime. This means it's cold, it …
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Kokedama – Must be willing to make a little bit of a mess…
Kokedama with ivy I just finished cleaning up the sunroom after making my first kokedama. Kokedama is a Japanese word that translates into English as "moss balls" though all the auto-correct editors …
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The Doris Day Approach to Gardening
Lily of the Valley showing their buds! There are times when, for our own well-being and peace of mind, we should adopt the Doris Day Approach to Gardening. "Que sera, sera. Whatever will be, …
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Garden Fairies Make Predictions for the New Year
Yet another vintage postcard Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are going to make some predictions for the New Year about Carol and her garden. We have been watching and …
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