What you do when the first frost of fall arrives tells us a lot about how you garden. Here are five predictable responses to a first frost and what they tell us about you as a gardener. Do …
The Greatest Sentence Ever Written About Gardening
I recently read the greatest sentence every written about gardening. If you don't have much time, here it is. "...Gardening simply corrodes the character." If you have a bit more time, allow …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – September 2025
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for September 2025. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we've entered that messy phase of the garden year. Plants are flopping all …
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Plantcrastination, Defined
Plantcrastination: Noun (plant-kras-tuh-ney-shuhn) The act of postponing or putting off until some future date the planting of newly purchased or acquired plants. Verb: Plantcrastinate. She …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – August 2025
Once again, it's the middle of a month and time to report in on the flowers blooming in our gardens. Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day! Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central …
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Garden Fairies Provide a Summer Report
Garden fairie here! We are once again taking over the keyboard so that this blog doesn't just wither up and fade away like... like... like a rose petal that has silently fallen to the ground and …
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