This is a rockery trowel People ask, "How do you plant bulbs in the lawn?" I answer, "With a rockery trowel." They nod knowingly. Of course, they should have thought of using a rockery trowel. As …
Wildflower Wednesday – Flowers in the Lawn
Pretty little mystery flower in the lawn I've spent time the last three evenings on my hands and knees and sometimes on my butt planting bulbs for Glory of the Snow, Chionodoxa gigantia (also …
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Every garden is a story
A garden is more than plants and flowers. A garden is the story of a gardener. Each season is a new chapter. Each plant and flower adds a sentence or two. Some gardens are made up of many stories, …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2014
Autumn crocus, Crocus speciosus Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for October 2014. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I am pleased to introduce a new bloom in my …
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Magical Autumn Crocus – A Story
Once upon a time, in the autumn time, a bouquet of garden fairies were sitting in a garden, resting after a long day spent painting tree leaves in the traditional colors of fall. The garden …
Ten things your garden wants you to do this fall.
Your garden wants you to come out do some things this fall. Really. It does. Here are the ten things it wants you to do. Get rid of the dead stuff. While you are at it, get rid of any plant you …
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