The other day, on Sunday, I was messing around with seeds in the sunroom and bent down between this antique wooden plant stand and a nearby seed rack to adjust a light timer. Wouldn’t you know it, I …
Plea to April
Violas add welcome cheer, Peas sprout in the garden. New leaves fear frosts, Spring arrives in Indiana. Good bye, March. April, please be kind to my garden. …
Letters to Gardening Friends, March 29, 2009
This is the fourth letter in a weekly series of letters that I’m exchanging with Dee from Red Dirt Ramblings in Oklahoma (zone 7a) and Mary Ann, the Idaho Gardener in Idaho (zone 6) to highlight the …
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Top of The Reading Stack: Rhapsody in Green
What’s on the top of your reading stack?I keep a stack of gardening books on my nightstand. Doesn’t every gardener? And on the floor nearby is a basket of seed catalogs and garden magazines. If it …
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History Of Mowing at May Dreams Gardens
I remember the day several years ago when someone at work ask me if I had ever mowed the lawn after Thanksgiving. I said no. They claimed I had. And I said “Let me check my records”.At that moment, as …
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Embrace List Making in the Garden for a Happier Life
I’ve noticed that some gardeners get a little stressed in the spring. It’s no wonder. When we put down our seed catalogs and head outside, it seems like we accelerate from standing still to 60 mph in …
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