Out in my garden, the Halloween Hare is busy preparing for Halloween night. What do those preparations involve? That's covered in the book. What does the Halloween Hare do on Halloween …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2022
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for October 2022. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden, we've had two light touches of frost last weekend, and the forecast for the next ten days, last I …
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Lost Ladies of Garden Writing: Buckner Hollingsworth
I wrote about Buckner Hollingsworth back in 2014 but decided to post about her again today because she deserves a place amongst the Lost Ladies of Garden Writing. Buckner, or Buckie to her …
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Happy Bookday, Halloween Hare!
Happy Bookday, Halloween Hare! Yes, indeed, I've finally lifted the story of the Halloween Hare off the pages of this blog and put it into a book. Now even if the internet disappears one …
I’m Glad You’re Here!
I'm glad you're here! Now, what should this post be about? It could be a post about puns involving plant names, like glads, which is what we call Gladiolus flowers because, lettuce admit it, …
‘Tis Bittersweet
As I was mowing, I saw a bittersweet vine growing, hiding, trying to camoflauge itself under a shrub. With one quick pull, I yanked it out, and tossed it on the driveway for its mug shot. It's a …