Happy Halloween! Happy Killing Frost! 29F! Happy Beginning of the Garden Resting Season! The frost is heavy out there; take my word for it without pictures because it is also cold out …
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What is German Cheese Plant?
Short Answer: German Cheese Plant likely refers to one of the herbs in the Malva genus, possibly M. rotundifolia. Long Answer: If by chance a friend sends you an old herbal catalog, perhaps …
The Prize for the Longest-Blooming Perennial Goes To…
The prize for the longest-blooming perennial in my garden goes to... Wait. Is it fair to award prizes for longest-blooming when some plants just weren't made to bloom over a long period of time, …
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Someone Forgot to Tell the Violets…
"Someone forgot to tell the violets it's not spring." That's the text message I got from my older sister yesterday afternoon when I was out mowing the lawn, and she was out puttering in her …
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Garden Fairies: A Fairy Thread of Common Sense
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies, and let us now quote some G.K. Chesterton, which proves without a doubt that we garden fairies invented common sense. "Common sense is a fairy thread, …
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Bulbs and Annuals in the Same Space
When I slipped those little seedlings of yellow Profusion zinnias along the front of the flower border, I knew there were also bulbs there. Lots of them. In the spring, reticulated irises come up …
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