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 …
Garden Fairies Discuss Their Day
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and it took us almost all day to alert Carol that it is International Fairy Day, today, June 24. She can be so, what is the word? Let us just say that …
Free Plants!
I apologize for the click-bait title for this blog post. What I meant the title to be was "Self-sowers!" Self-sowers in my garden are mostly annuals—though there are plenty of self-sowing …
