Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we went outside because Carol went outside. She was taking pictures for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, which is tomorrow. We garden fairies weren't …
Dear Hortense Hoelove Answers “Enough Flowers?”
"Dear Ms. Hoelove, Something has been nagging at me for some time now, and I hope that you can help me. A year ago I decided to dig up another area of the back lawn to create a new flowerbed. …
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Dear Gardener’s Journal: The First Ten Days
Sunday, January 1, 2012 Dear Gardener's Journal High 51F, Low 35F I heard winter was finally coming so I rushed around and took down all the outdoor Christmas lights, then I potted up some house …
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Not having the plant is punishment enough
Euphorbia milii I confess. I broke one of the cardinal rules of gardeners. Namely, when you see a plant you want, get it. I saw a crown of thorns, Euphorbia milii, for sale. It had bright yellow …
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The Old Woman at the Door Makes an Observation
The Old Woman at the Door showed up again this morning. She seemed familiar to me, dressed in blue jeans and a dark green sweatshirt. I let her in right away, as I always do. …
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My Old Red Wheelbarrow
My Wheelbarrow (2008) I like my old red wheelbarrow. I bought it back in 1987. Yes, 25 years ago this spring. I look at it now and can hardly believe that I've used the same wheelbarrow for 25 …
