I wanted to show you on December 7th that the Christmas roses, Helleborus niger, were blooming, and it was warm enough for a bee to visit! But Mailchimp, which is the service I use to automatically …
Watch Me Live on Instagram on Dec. 6 and a Stocking Stuff Idea for Gardeners
Over on Instagram, I'll be interviewed live by Sean and Allison of Spoken Garden on Wednesday, December 6 at 1:00 pm Eastern time, technology permitting. I say "technology permitting" because we …
The Quest Begins
Would it be the Christmas shopping season if there wasn't at least one item on your list that evades you, that sends you on a great quest to find it? It would not be. In fact, it's almost a …
What We Find When We Are Looking For Something Else on the First Sunday of Advent
I like to start my blog posts out with a nice picture, usually of a plant or flower, and so today, I went down into my photo archives to find a picture I remember taking a few years ago. I'd …
Violas and Violettas
A while back, I embarked on a search to find and buy all the books about violets, pansies, violas, and yes, violettas, that I could find. I am grateful that the flower genus I've chosen to obsess …
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit! Here Comes Christmas!
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit! As we say on the first day of the month. And no, it didn't snow last night, but I thought this was a good picture to start the month with. Product placement for those …
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