After years of planting crocus corms in my back lawn every fall, I skipped planting a few hundred more last fall. But the lawn blooms on! And on! The first crocuses showed up quite early this …
Garden Fairies: Our Big January Surprise
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we are pleased to share that our big January surprise project worked! No, our big January surprise project was not to make these snowdrops bloom, …
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Lost Ladies of Garden Writing: Bebe Miles
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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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