Gillyflowers, Dianthus 'Bath's Pink' The gillyflowers are in bloom. Gillyflowers, you ask? Aren't those Dianthus, you ask politely? To you, maybe, but when I read that another common name for …
Because it makes me smile
The minute I saw it, I wanted it to follow me home and come live in my garden, forever. And so I gave the guy who made it a little something called cash, and the bird followed me home. Or rather, I …
Why are you here?
Pearl Bush, Exochorda racemosa Why have you come by to read this blog post today? Are you looking for something funny? I always have a funny story to tell about something going in my …
Where do those plants go?
Mayapple bud, viewed at garden fairy angle. I've been wandering around the garden this spring looking around to see if all the plants I planted last year, and all the years before last year, are all …
In the Garden of Southern Follies and Delights
Camellias! As hardy as I could find. I blame the writer Eudora Welty for my recent purchase of camellias (Camellia japonica) for my garden. A while back, I read Tell About Night Flowers: Eudora …
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Who opens all those flowers?
Mayapple bud Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we know the answer to the question "who opens all those flowers?" We do. Yes we garden fairies are responsible for opening every single …
