Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we have decided that it is time for us to have our say about what is going on around this garden. Yes, we are having our say! We are not …
Winter Sowing Seeds
Welcome to the season for winter sowing seeds, in which gardeners sow seeds in various containers, put them outside, and leave them be, for the most part, until little seedlings appear. The most …
Gardener’s Seed Math
Last year, I introduced you to gardener math and also provided some important updates a few months later. This is a subject I've been studying off and on for quite some time, and today, I'm …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – January 2025
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for January 2025. Here in my USDA Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we are snow-covered and have been for about the last 10 days. That means I have to pull …
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Happy New Year, Twenty-Five
The old rabbit, Twenty-Four, stood by the bird feeders, patiently waiting for Twenty-Five to come up the street. He wrapped his scarf around his neck and kept his umbrella open to shield himself …
My 2025 Gardening Motto
Short Version: My 2025 gardening motto, perhaps my motto for all gardening going forward, is taken from The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett. "Don't let us make it tidy...It wouldn't …