I have two important updates to the information I've previously shared about Gardener Math. I thought of one of the updates when I was shopping for furnace filters at Menards. I have one of those …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – April 2024
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for April 2024. Here in my USDA hardiness zone 6b garden in central Indiana, we are in the season of violets! The wild violets, primarily Viola soraria, are …
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Winter Was Kind…
WInter was kind to the pansies I planted late last summer! Wait, check that! The pansies persevered through the punches of winter, and came back to bloom in the spring. Or maybe I'm just an …
‘Tis the gardening season
That grape hyacinth... it's a spreader. I have proof in my own garden. Is that bad? Not for me, it's not. And every Easter when my sister sees it, she asks me what it is, says she likes it, and …
An Apple a Day!
It was a busy week last week, with preparations leading up to the big family Easter Egg Hunt and then the actual hunt, which we had late Saturday afternoon on what turned out to be one of the best …
Pansy Rescue!
I was at the greenhouse a few weeks ago and noticed a rogue pansy amidst a flat of 'Beaconsfield' pansies. Instead of picking out that one plant, I plucked the flower and showed it to the …