As I head out to the garden on this lovely May March morning, I will not panic at the sight of lilacs in bloom and run inside to check the calendar again. I will not falter in my quest to remove …
Pearlbush
Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride' I'd rather have a garden full of flowers than a jewelry box full of jewels. Give me gold, and I'm likely to sell it to buy more plants. The first blooms of …
Overheard in a garden: Narcissus ‘Emcys’
Narcissus 'Emcys' Overheard in a garden... "Hello, I'm here! Is it Easter? I was planted to bloom at Easter and so here I am. My timing might be a little off but I'm new here and by golly, it seemed …
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Pinning up a vegetable garden
My vegetable garden at its peak a few years ago. By golly, it finally clicked for me what the value of a site like Pinterest is. Like many others, I received an invitation to join Pinterest, …
Purple Deadnettle
Purple Deadnettle My heart races and my mind goes in a thousand directions at once when I step outside and see what seems like every plant blooming at once. Daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – March 2012
Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for March 2012. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, the blooms are either quite confused or we are …
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