Mignonette, picture from Select Seeds "Soon the rumor of its fragrance carried it across the Channel to London where it was so much used in window boxes that a writer of the time said, "We have …
The Compost-Heap by Ruth Pitter – A poem
Miss Twigg: The Compost-Heap I am surrounded by stacks of old gardening books trying to figure out which of hundreds of tidbits and treasures from these old books to include in a one hour …
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Wildflowers Every Child Should Know
Lucky Alice! Once upon a time, her Aunt Sally gave her a copy of Wild Flowers Every Child Should Know by Frederic William Stack (Doubleday, Page & Company, May 1909) I know not one thing …
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Old Gardening Books
There was a terrible accident involving a bookcase made out of reclaimed wood, with four shelves, three that were movable, and doors inset with seeded glass to give it an old look. A week or so ago, …
What? Who?
It occurred to me that from time to time new readers and returning readers might stop by and wonder about various personas and organizations that I have written about here at May Dreams Gardens. To …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – January 2013
Earliest crocus bloom ever in my garden Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for January 2013. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we had a brief warm up a few days ago and …
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