Watch your step, look around. The first of the colchicums has just been found. I stepped outside early this morning to begin the third day of my 30-day challenge to spend at least an hour in …
Garden Fairies Are In Favor of the Plan
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are in favor of the plan. What plan, you ask? The one in which Carol spends one hour a day weeding the garden every day for 30 days, …
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I Gave Up Weeding for 30 Days
Have you ever watched those YouTube videos people make to document what happens when they give up something for 30 days? Yes? Good. Then I'm sure you'll appreciate the humor in my new …
Don’t Assume I’ve Grown Every Flower
Don't assume I've grown every flower you can grow in my hardiness zone just because I've been gardening pretty much my entire life in the same zone. For example, I just started to grow what I …
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Barnardia japonica
Barnardia japonica is one of my favorite late summer flowers. The foliage comes up in the spring and then around mid-August, there are these lovely flowers. Dee Nash and I talked about this …
On Becoming a GardenComm Fellow
This past weekend, I was honored to be named a GardenComm Fellow at GardenComm's virtual conference. "GardenComm fellows recognizes a member in good standing who has demonstrated exceptionally …
