'Tis the season of the Pawpaw and I've been going out every day, sometimes twice a day, to check on the fruit on one of my little pawpaw trees. What? You've never heard of our native fruit tree, the …
A Gardener’s Conundrum
The conundrum was how to do enough clean up to make it look like someone regularly tends this garden without doing all the clean up so there would be something to clean up once they came. Such was my …
Garden Fairies Save This Blog
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have decided to save this blog from extinction. It has been a week since Carol posted anything. A week. Seven days. What does Carol do all …
Get Ready for Spring
The goldenrods are just about ready to bloom which means it is time to get ready for spring. Get ready for spring, you ask? Thank you for asking. So often we think of late summer and fall as the …
Pollinators! On Flowers! Trust me!
As summer nears its theoretical end, I think it is easier to find pollinators on flowers and take their pictures. The bees seem fatter and lazier after a summertime spent eating a steady diet of …
Where the Wild Petunia Blooms
I do love a gentle self-sower in the garden, one that establishes itself here and there without looking like it is intent on crowding out every other plant around it. I love a flower that is content …
