My raspberries. They came to me in the early spring of 2012, three sticks with a few roots attached at one end. I planted them in an area where I had previously planted some shrubs on the edge of …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – August 2013
Unknown species of Rudbeckia Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for August 2013. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I am astounded by the difference between this year's …
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August Harvest: Red Raspberries
Big drops of red raspberries drip off into my hand. I pick. I eat. I pick some more. Very few make it all the way indoors. Why did I wait so long in my gardening life to plant raspberry …
The dream of a weed-free garden
"As I walked around my garden, I slowly began to realize that I had finally achieved my goal of a weed-free garden. I walked along the path I call Ridgewood Avenue, looking at the garden border …
Suspense and Mystery in the Garden
Bird's Blanket Garden Border I've been reading Agatha Christie mysteries featuring Miss Jane Marple and watching clips of Alfred Hitchcock after watching the movie "Hitchcock" the other night. Do …
Surprise Lilies and Surprise Announcements
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have taken it upon ourselves to wipe out everything Carol just wrote about the surprise lilies, Lycoris squamigera, because it was all so …
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