Crocuses! Step right this way, ladies and gentleman, to admire the first crocus blooms of the season. Be careful of the piles of snow still lining the driveway. Don't all crowd around at …
Searching for spring blooms does not help your posture
The snowdrop bloomed when I wasn't looking. If one could bring forth blooms in the garden by simply staring at the poor little plants until the flowers burst forth, I would be living in a floral …
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It’s the soil temperature that matters
I stood in the doorway and zoomed in to take this picture It's the soil temperature that matters when one is deciding if it is time to sow seeds in the garden for cool season crops including peas, …
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March 1st – Spring Flowers and Dr. Hortfreud
Ah yes, the blooms of early spring. It's time for them to appear, now that it's March 1st. In this first picture, the snowdrops are making their appearance, but it is under the cover of snow. They …
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Garden fairies discuss the end of winter
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have decided to post on this blog to talk about the weather and in particular the end of winter. Is winter ever going to end? We ask ourselves …
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I am the conflicted gardener
Just a picture of a wooded garden scene I am the conflicted gardener. On the one hand, I feel as though I should be buying plants for my garden that will reduce the amount of time, effort, and …
