Is the ability to quickly spot a four-leaf clover in a sea of clover a talent you are born with or something you can learn? We were winding down the Easter egg hunt and festitivies earlier this spring when my older sister proclaimed that her grandson, aged 8, was always finding four-leaf clovers and could probably find one in my lawn. Without thinking it through, I offered to pay my great-nephew five dollars if he found me a four-leaf clover right then. Within a few minutes, his dad … [Read more...] about Finding Four-Leaf Clovers
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Garden Fairies Explain
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies, and we do not know what is happening here, but Carol has posted three times in the last four days. Now, we realize that many people who opted to get an email anytime Carol posted to this blog might now be thinking that was a huge mistake because that is three emails in the last four days. And now we garden fairies are piling on, so to speak, with a blog post that will also become an email to many people. Though to refer to a garden fairy blog … [Read more...] about Garden Fairies Explain
A Rose, a Salvia, and a Field Pansy
A rose, a salvia, and a field pansy? What do they have in common? They are three of many new plants I've added to my garden this spring, but they, in particular, have one other thing in common. The morning after I planted them, I found each one dug up and lying next to where I had planted it. First, it happened to a rose, a new short climber called 'Rise Up Amberness.' I planted three of them in my front garden one evening, and the next morning, as I was watering, I found one of … [Read more...] about A Rose, a Salvia, and a Field Pansy
An Investigation Begins
I waited until dark—which is quite late when you live on the western edge of the Eastern timezone—turned off the lights, and carefully, slowly, quietly parted the blinds so I could see out into the back garden. What did I see? I saw shadows across the patio where my porch light was on, but beyond that, where the vandalism took place, I saw only the dark. Did I think I had suddenly developed the ability to see everything in the dark? I had not. I needed a bit of light to see, as we … [Read more...] about An Investigation Begins
A Whodunit Mystery in My Garden
It's that time of year when I usually discover the one Easter egg that no one found on Easter. But this year, I didn't discover it. Instead I saw the sparkle of the candy wrapper and thought it was just a piece of trash leftover from Easter... until I saw the open egg and the four quarters left on the ground nearby. This means someone(thing) else discovered it! Who? Let's examine the evidence so far! Whoever or whatever does not care a wit for money. They left the … [Read more...] about A Whodunit Mystery in My Garden
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – May 2023
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for May 2023. Where to begin? Here in my USDA hardiness zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we are frost-free and there are flowers all over the garden. I posted a reel on Instagram the other day with some of the columbines in bloom but I don't think I included this lovely pink one that is growing beside a path. Variety? Anyone's guess. The columbines are blooming all over the garden, which I like. After they finish flowering, I'll let them go to … [Read more...] about Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – May 2023
