Plants for sale at the Eliz. Lawrence garden in 2012 A gardener would never say... "I am not buying any more plants until I've planted the ones I've already purchased." Nor would they say... "Oh, …
My Holy Grail of Old Gardening Books
My holy grail of old gardening books. A plain cover with a simple drawing of some little spring flowering bulbs. Inside, the title page shows that it is The Little Bulbs by Elizabeth …
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The Mystery of Plastic Pots
Plastic pots? Where do they all come from? It is a mystery, yet to be solved. As spring continues, the first of the plastic pots filled with new plants are beginning to congregate on the front porch …
Wildflower Wednesday: Invasive Plants
Road trip! Last week, I went on a road trip with the Hoosier Gardener to the Cabin at Wildflower Woods, the home of the Indiana author, Gene Stratton-Porter (1863- 1924). In her lifetime, …
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A Moment of Beauty
Double tulips with grape hyacinths The sole purpose of this post is to share this picture with you. It is a picture of a chance encounter with a moment in time in my garden when I was there, …
And then it bloomed
My plan was to cut down the large Korean Spice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii) on the right side of the gate. Then I would move the much smaller Korean Spice Viburnum on the left side of the gate to …
