What do I think when I find mushrooms in my garden? I think that I must be doing something right by allowing leaves to stay on the beds and rot down into leaf mold each winter. I also think that …
A Little Garden Chat
Sit down over there on that garden bench while I continue to dig dandelions out of the lawn, and we can have a nice little garden chat. Yes, that is saffron crocus blooming in a bed out in the …
For That Fall Color
Even if Amsonia didn't have pretty light blue flowers in the spring, I would still plant it for its beautiful fall foliage. And it is for its fall foliage that I forgive it for being so deeply …
Pelargonium Seeds
I noticed the other day that because I had stopped deadheading some Pelargoniums, some of them were producing seeds. I didn't know that the seeds would have little feathery tails on them. The …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2024
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for October 2024. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, October has a variety of blooms, though there are few it can really call its …
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An Assault on My Floral Sensibilities
I never expected when I walked into the grocery store today that I would have my floral sensibilities assaulted, but here we are. I saw tulips for sale in October. I repeat. I saw tulips for …
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