I worked on clearing off more of the raised beds in the vegetable garden yesterday and discovered that the Stock flowers I planted in late spring were attempting to bloom. I told the story of this …
Fall Garden Clean Up Advice From a Toad
You might think I'm about to unload a bunch of advice about what to clean up in the garden in the fall. I am not. I will let the toad do most of the talking. What toad? This toad that I …
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Garden Fairies Discuss Topic Choices
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we saw Carol out taking more pictures of crocuses yesterday afternoon, and once again in full sun which we know does not make for a good picture, and …
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Patience Rewarded
Just a few days ago I thought I would be blessed with just one saffron crocus this year. I calculated that with three red threads, it was worth about 15 cents. Yesterday, I was delighted to …
Three Months From Crocus to Crocus
I took this picture of the autumn crocuses, Crocus speciosus, yesterday because I am amazed at how they are slowly multiplying. The photo is proof of that there are a few more blooms every …
My Tips for Growing Microgreens
At the risk of being redundant, I thought I'd offer a few tips on growing microgreens. If you don't know what microgreens are, where have you been? Oops, that was not a polite sentence, not at …