I thought it might help those of you who deal with issues of "closure" if I provided some updates on recent events here at May Dreams Gardens.Moles. As it turns out, I am as poor a trapper of moles as …
Our Thoughts Turn To Trees
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) on a cold, cloudy afternoon, the first tree in my garden to lose its leaves.Thoughts turn to trees when it finally feels like fall.Monday, we set an all-time …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day and Blog Action Day on October 15th
Mid-October, and now it gets interesting to see who has what new blooms in their fall garden. Who has carefully planned to have something new as the season ends, like these toad lilies (Tricyrtis sp.) …
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African Violet Questions Answered
Welcome to May Dreams Gardens this evening.Finally, the weather has changed and instead of record high temperatures, including a brand new record of two back-to-back 90 plus degree days in October, we …
Plant Rescue: African Violets
My sister called me last week to tell me that our neighbor who moved away after 46 years next door came by and gave her one of their African Violets.I immediately offered to come and get it.Then a few …
Told You This October is Like July
I posted a few days ago that this October seems more like July. We've had record high temperatures this weekend and it was just too hot to do much outside.Then when I returned home this evening after …