I was recently quoted in The American Gardener, the magazine of the American Horticultural Society. My quote is in the November/December 2023 issue, in an article by Marianne Willburn titled, "In …
Truly, A Mast Year
It's one of those mysteries why some years trees, like oak trees, produce massive amounts of acorns and other years, not so much. Usually, it happens to all the oak trees in a region in the same …
Books with Pansies, Violets, or Violas…
Welcome to my new rabbit hole. By the cover of the book pictured, have you guessed my new rabbit hole? I suspect you haven't, especially if you've never read that book or you focus on that rose. …
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One More Fall Flowering Crocus
At the risk of becoming "the crocus lady," I thought I'd talk about one more fall flowering crocus that is blooming in my garden. This fall flowering crocus is white and blooms just a bit later …
Taking Stock
I worked on clearing off more of the raised beds in the vegetable garden yesterday and discovered that the Stock flowers I planted in late spring were attempting to bloom. I told the story of this …
Fall Garden Clean Up Advice From a Toad
You might think I'm about to unload a bunch of advice about what to clean up in the garden in the fall. I am not. I will let the toad do most of the talking. What toad? This toad that I …
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