I love seed catalogs. I love how they all work the same way. Vegetables are usually presented first and arranged in alphabetical order. Arugula, then beets, then cabbage, all the way to …
Winter Interest on the Warm Side of the Windows
Last year's lily of the valley blooms Winter interest? You mean winter interest outside in the garden where it is now cold? I like to admire the "winter interest" in the garden while standing on …
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Happy New Year, Sixteen!
Hellebores bloom for the new year. The old rabbit, Fifteen, took one more walk around the garden while she waited for Sixteen to arrive. She lingered a bit and admired all she had done through the …
Garden Fairies Stop By to Dry Out
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have come in from all the rain for two very important reasons. The first very important reason is of course to dry ourselves out. It has been …
Dear Southern Camellia Sisters
Camellia bud Dear Southern Camellia Sisters, Hello from the north! We thought it was high time we should write to let you know we arrived safely in the Midwest months ago and are more or less …
Amaryllis, they barely know thee!
Amaryllis blooming I recently conducted an unscientific polling of 20 random individuals to find out who many know what an Amaryllis is. I showed them an actual Amaryllis and asked one question. …
