I spotted a copy of The Wonderful World of Bulbs by Bebe Miles (1963) at a local antique mall the other day and wondered why I'd never heard of the author. Then I picked up the book, opened it, lost my footing, so to speak, and tumbled down another rabbit hole in search of Bebe Miles, another Lost Lady of Garden Writing. I read her official author biography on the cover of her book so I know that Bebe was "a resident of Wayne, Pennsylvania, is a free-lance writer who loves to garden." … [Read more...] about Lost Ladies of Garden Writing: Bebe Miles
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – January 2023
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for January 2023! Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6b garden in central Indiana, we've had all kinds of weather since the last bloom day. From frigid temperatures below zero to a thunderstorm the other morning, with sunny days in between, the garden has been through it all. As one might imagine, and you might know from living in a similiar zone, there is not a lot in bloom outside in January. There are some snowdrops, pictured above. I also found … [Read more...] about Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – January 2023
A Year of Reading Month by Month
I'm going to blame Josephine Nuese for my latest reading goal/obsession. In her book, The Country Garden (1970), Josephine takes the reader through her garden starting in January and continuing month by month to December. Which reminded me that the author of another book I'm currently reading, Seed to Dust by Marc Hamer, also starts with January in a garden. See where this is going? The next thing I know, I'm going through my library rounding up all the books that appear to start … [Read more...] about A Year of Reading Month by Month
Lost Ladies of Garden Writing: Josephine Nuese
In January, a popular garden meme makes its way around the internet with a quote that may or may not be attributed to its author, Josephine Nuese, my next featured Lost Lady of Garden Writing. The familiar quote is, "Anyone who thinks that gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year. For gardening begins in January, begins with the dream." Gardeners trot that quote out every January as though it was a decoration of the season and post it … [Read more...] about Lost Ladies of Garden Writing: Josephine Nuese
Garden Writing, AI Style
I did it. I used one of the popular and currently free artificial intelligence sites to generate some writing about gardening, just for fun. If you aren't familiar with artificial intelligence and how it is used to generate writing content, here's some background info from the website: And how did they train it? "These models were trained on vast amounts of data from the internet written by humans, including conversations, so the responses it provides may sound human-like. It is … [Read more...] about Garden Writing, AI Style
Happy New Year, Twenty-Three
The rabbit named Twenty-Two stood at the gate, knowing her time was up. She had packed her bags with extra care, determined that her successor, Twenty-Three, would have as clean a slate as one could have with a garden. Reflecting, as usual, her thoughts turned to the weather. Of course, she'd come through with flying colors for Easter, perhaps the most important day in Carol's garden. She'd planted extra pansies and violas, so the garden was colorful. Everyone enjoyed seeing the kids … [Read more...] about Happy New Year, Twenty-Three
