Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we have done an outstanding job this spring getting some of the violas to self-sow a bit around the garden. Like this little cutie amongst the …
How to Spot Hard-to-See Weeds in Your Garden
Weeding is a necessary task for every gardener, especially in the spring, though summer and fall have their weeding moments too. But in the spring, amongst the emerging foliage of perennials, in …
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Gardener Math: Important Updates
I have two important updates to the information I've previously shared about Gardener Math. I thought of one of the updates when I was shopping for furnace filters at Menards. I have one of those …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – April 2024
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for April 2024. Here in my USDA hardiness zone 6b garden in central Indiana, we are in the season of violets! The wild violets, primarily Viola soraria, are …
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Winter Was Kind…
WInter was kind to the pansies I planted late last summer! Wait, check that! The pansies persevered through the punches of winter, and came back to bloom in the spring. Or maybe I'm just an …
‘Tis the gardening season
That grape hyacinth... it's a spreader. I have proof in my own garden. Is that bad? Not for me, it's not. And every Easter when my sister sees it, she asks me what it is, says she likes it, and …
