Once upon a time, in the autumn time, a bouquet of garden fairies were sitting in a garden, resting after a long day spent painting tree leaves in the traditional colors of fall. The garden …
Ten things your garden wants you to do this fall.
Your garden wants you to come out do some things this fall. Really. It does. Here are the ten things it wants you to do. Get rid of the dead stuff. While you are at it, get rid of any plant you …
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The color of fall
Autumn crocus The color of fall is gold and orange and yellow and brown and tan, right? Well, someone forgot to tell my garden about this color scheme. Here in my garden, we are enjoying purples …
Compost by the sea
Beach after storms tossed seaweed onto the shore I watched as the old man picked up seaweed along the beach. He moved gingerly, picking up the seaweed with long tongs, the kind generally used to pick …
You never know who you will meet…
You never know who you will meet along the way... But do stop and have a chat with them. Then later, you can write about it. Perhaps on a typewriter with green keys. …
The Legend of the Toad Lily
Tricyrtis 'Imperial Banner' Once upon a time, there were several garden fairies out enjoying a cool late summer's evening. They were having a marvelous time, drinking dew drop tea and eating …
