You know where I found this pretty cactus flower?In my garden.Friends are generally surprised to find cactus growing and blooming in my Zone 5 Indiana garden. This is a prickly pear cactus, Opuntia …
Crying Out
I checked on the baby birds yesterday and today. This little birdie, desparately crying out for food, was born sometime before yesterday evening. I don't know much about birds so I don't know why the …
Good Advice From Someone Who Doesn’t Garden
Several years ago, my sister-who-does-not-garden came by and saw my vegetable garden. She thought the compost bins detracted from the overall neat appearance of the rest of the garden and that I …
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Hats in the Garden
The fairy lilies (Zephyranthes sp.) are starting to bloom. Some people call them rain lilies because they tend to bloom after some rain, but I prefer to call them fairy lilies.I don't know if I read …
Home of the Purple Bench
Welcome to May Dreams Gardens, home of the purple bench. See it back there in the vegetable garden?Before I painted it purple, it looked like this. It was a pretty color of cream but the paint was …
Garden Bloggers’ Book Club Change in June-July Selection
Changing my mind in the garden can bring on some extra work. Changing my mind on what book to read in June and July for the Garden Bloggers’ Book Club just took some thinking through while working in …
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