I wanted something quick to post on my blog because I was tired of seeing the picture of Tuesday's Tax Day Snow. The weather has improved significantly and I no longer wished to be …
Dear Friend and Gardener: Snow in Spring
Snow on the garden on April 15th Dear Dee and Mary Ann, It's been a few weeks since my last update for Dear Friend and Gardener, but in those few weeks there wasn't much to report. However, the …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – April 2014
Violets grown from seed, blooming on the 13th Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for April 2014. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I think spring is running just a …
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Pretty Hyacinths, and not all in a row.
I think hyacinths are a bit difficult to place in the spring garden. Their upright racemes just beg you me to plant them like little soldiers all in a row. Indeed, I do have a row of …
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You can’t stop me!
Magnolia stellata It occurred to me this week. When the star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) blooms, it is generally time to mow the lawn. Now that I know this, I won't have to actually look at …
Little bits of sky
Chionodoxa sp. Little bits of sky fell down to my garden and turned into flowers. I love the blue of these small spring blooms which carry the common name of glory-of-the-snow and the genus name of …