Gardening through this fall has been like being stuck at the top of a zip line. I just couldn't get that thing, whatever it is called, engaged on the zip line, ready to go. The temperatures were too …
How did we get to “compromise” so quickly?
I wonder how we got to "compromise" in the fall garden so quickly? I blame the unusual summery days of October when warmer than normal temperatures lulled me into believing there was a lot of time …
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Garden Fairies Discuss Fall Garden Clean Up
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have lived through yet another killing frost. Whew. We know it is going to happen every year but for some reason we just weren't as ready for this …
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Happy Hallobookween
Happy Hallobookween. The time of year when we dress up our favorite books in costumes. I will be the first to admit that not every book likes to dress up for this holiday. In fact, I couldn't find …
The Two Most Hopeful Words in All of Gardening
We say them a lot this time of year, the two most hopeful words in all of gardening. These two words spur us to action. They revive our summer-weary souls. They lift our spirits. They give us …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2017
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for October 2017. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, the first of the autumn crocuses, Crocus speciosus, showed up in time for bloom …
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