My list of books featuring pansies, violets, or violas as part of the story now stands at... Two books. This past week I finished reading and listening to A Memory of Violets: A Novel of …
Always in Bloom
My weather has turned decidedly in the wintry direction. No snow yet, but it has been chilly. While I was out putting up Christmas lights, my neighbors came home and hollered out that their …
From Letters to My Dearest Garden to Elf Boots
If you use Instagram, you may have seen my letters to My Dearest Garden. I write one every few days or so in between posting a picture. So my grid looks like a checkerboard. Letter, picture, …
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The Quest for a Christmas Cactus
Now that we are officially in the Christmas season, it's time to once again continue our quest for a true Christmas cactus. But, you might be asking as you look at the picture of my …
An Updated Gardener’s Guide to Thanksgiving Day Dinner Conversations
I've posted advice before about what gardeners should talk about on Thanksgiving, most recently in 2015... but... wait. What? 2015 isn't recently? That was eight years ago? Really? That's not the …
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Garden Fairies Report on Leaf Removal
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies, and we are reporting in that we have completed the removal of nearly all the leaves from all the trees. Except for the oak trees. We'll be working on …
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