There are lots of flora and fauna hiding in the fallen leaves this time of year. Some of the fauna are snuggling in for a long winter nap. A few of the flora are just trying to force out one more …
Do My Hips Look Big in This Picture?
The other day, while out in the garden getting ready for winter, I saw all the pretty rose hips on one of my rose shrubs. And my first thought was, "Do my hips look big?" I always think of that …
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Quoted!
I was recently quoted in The American Gardener, the magazine of the American Horticultural Society. My quote is in the November/December 2023 issue, in an article by Marianne Willburn titled, "In …
Truly, A Mast Year
It's one of those mysteries why some years trees, like oak trees, produce massive amounts of acorns and other years, not so much. Usually, it happens to all the oak trees in a region in the same …
Books with Pansies, Violets, or Violas…
Welcome to my new rabbit hole. By the cover of the book pictured, have you guessed my new rabbit hole? I suspect you haven't, especially if you've never read that book or you focus on that rose. …
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One More Fall Flowering Crocus
At the risk of becoming "the crocus lady," I thought I'd talk about one more fall flowering crocus that is blooming in my garden. This fall flowering crocus is white and blooms just a bit later …
