Barnardia japonica is one of my favorite late summer flowers. The foliage comes up in the spring and then around mid-August, there are these lovely flowers. Dee Nash and I talked about this …
On Becoming a GardenComm Fellow
This past weekend, I was honored to be named a GardenComm Fellow at GardenComm's virtual conference. "GardenComm fellows recognizes a member in good standing who has demonstrated exceptionally …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – August 2021
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for August 2021. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, USA, we were enjoying rain when we needed it... until a few weeks ago. …
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Garden Fairies Provide Updates
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have come here to provide important, meaningful, relevant updates, and a bit of news. First, we are sounding the alarm that the surprise lilies …
Dr. Hortfreud Discusses Obsessions
A visit with Dr. Hortfreud, my therapist for all things gardening. Hello, Carol. I'm pleased to see you... what's on your mind today? Hello, Dr. Hortfreud. Not much on my mind today. Just …
Two Kinds of Gardener
There are two kinds of gardener. There is the kind of gardener who looks at all the Nicotiana that self-seeded around her garden and thinks how nice it is to have all the lovely flowers come up and …
