When you post about gardening on Facebook...Look, everyone, at my pretty flower. Like, like, like, screech, what's that? Oh, I almost got runover by that political ad. Wasn't expecting that! It's no one I'd ever vote for. They aren't even in my district! I'm going to just scroll past that and hey, are those some nice looking shoes or what? I didn't know I needed new shoes! And oh my goodness, I didn't know it was that person's birthday! Happy Birthday! I wonder who that person is? How did … [Read more...] about Garden Talk on Facebook
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Put Your Magical Gardening Powers on Display With Autumn Crocuses
With my magical gardening powers, I made crocuses bloom in late fall.Would you like to know how I did it? Would you like some of this magic for your garden? But can you handle this kind of magic? Are you ready for the neighbors to look and wonder? Are you ready for the questions?If you are ready, then read on. To get crocuses to bloom in the fall, plant the fall-blooming crocuses. The ones that many people don't know about.That's it.Plant some Crocus speciosus corms.And you'll have … [Read more...] about Put Your Magical Gardening Powers on Display With Autumn Crocuses
Five Ideas for Garden Blog Posts
If you've ever sat and stared at your computer wondering what to post on your garden blog, or any blog, then this is the post for you!I'm going to give you five ideas that you can use anytime on your own garden blog to make an engaging post.Idea number one is to sow some seeds. Well, not actual seeds, but symbolic seeds. Seeds equal ideas. Share some of your ideas about gardening and see if they germinate with others. For example, you might share what you put into your fall containers to inspire … [Read more...] about Five Ideas for Garden Blog Posts
Living Without Social Media
You Must Be On Social Media! In 2018, I attended a writing workshop where it seemed like half the sessions were about improving your presence on social media. "You've gotta be on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to get people to notice you!" At the time, I was just beginning to read about the other side of social media—the dark side—and wondered if in a few years we'd be attending sessions about how to not let social media dominate your life. Maybe You Don't Need Social … [Read more...] about Living Without Social Media
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2020
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for October 2020.Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we are still in the midst of a late-season dry spell that is in its eighth week.Ever the optimist, I think that surely it is going to rain soon. And we have gotten rain twice, but only one-tenth of an inch each time. So because I think it is going to rain soon, I don't spend much time watering, and the garden is a testament to that.But all is not completely lost in the … [Read more...] about Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2020
Growing Figs Outdoors in Indiana
I just harvested figs I grew myself in Indiana on a fig tree growing outside. You can grow figs too!Whenever I harvest a bowl of figs I am tempted to arrange them in a lovely still life setting, suitable for a Renaissance-style painting. Even though I cannot off the top of my head recall such a painting.Figs just look old-worldly to me. Would you like to know my secrets for growing figs, Ficus carica, in the ground in Indiana, Zone 6a? First, I chose varieties that are known for … [Read more...] about Growing Figs Outdoors in Indiana
