The title for this post comes from a quote from The Golden Circle: A Book of Months by Hal Borland with paintings by Anne Ophelia Dowden (1977). In the chapter for July, Borland wrote, "The …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – July 2024
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for July 2024. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we are having what I consider a typical summer. Hot days, cooler days, …
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Talking Flowers
Of all the flowers in my garden, I feel like it is the Double Tiger Lily, Lilium lancifolium 'Flore Pleno' who does most of the talking in mid-summer. Just look at it. Doesn't it look gossipy, …
How I Encourage Seedlings in My Garden
A reader asked in a comment on my post about free plants how I get plants to self-sow in my garden. I came up with several reasons why I think I've been successful in getting some flowers to …
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A Guide to Garden Fairies Inside Your House
Who hasn't had a few garden fairies get inside their house? It happens, and depending on whether or not you accept garden fairies in the house as just part of the whole gardening experience, it can …
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But I Want the Old One!
I like to read old gardening books and magazines. But the danger in reading old gardening books and magazines is that you are introduced to old varieties of flowers and vegetables and then you …
