Improper way to store gardening books Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are posting on this blog to urge patience amongst the tree fairies and the book fairies who reside here at May …
Reading to take my mind off gardening
I'm taming a coleus and making it a houseplant. Awhile back, a co-worker suggested I read Nemesis by Agatha Christie because the murder takes place on a garden tour. Of course Christie's famous …
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Thinking about gardening in the 1970’s
Everywhere I look these days, I seem to be reminded of gardening in the 1970's. The other day when I arrived for Thanksgiving at my older sister's house, my youngest sister opened the passenger side …
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Tips to Avoid Thanksgiving Day Clashes
Just a little coleus I'm attempting to turn into a houseplant. Welcome to May Dreams Gardens, home of the clashing Thanksgiving Cacti. Here in my sunroom, the big story, just in time for …
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Amaryllis: From Pinterest to Potted
I was browsing images on Pinterest and came across a picture of some Amaryllis planted in a large container with ivy, pinned by Mary Ann of Gardens of the Wild, Wild West. I decided right then and …
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My garden has never been more ready for winter
Columbine seedlings in the leaves Elizabeth Lawrence, the famous southern garden writer, had one for her garden. So did the writer, Eudora Welty, who spent a lot of time in her garden, fussing over …
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