Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and no, we did not take a picture from last spring to post on this blog post. This is a picture of autumn flowering crocuses which are in bloom right …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2018
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for October 2018. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, fall has arrived, more or less on schedule. We are currently flirting with frost, …
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Garden Fairies Provide a Weather Report
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are shaking our heads and checking our calendars because the weather sure feels like summer but we are pretty sure it is fall. After all, the …
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Figs!
This week I've been immersing myself in the world of figs. Which means I picked my second fig from one of the two fig plants in my garden (Ficus carica 'Chicago Hardy' and Ficus carica 'Brown …
Plants are Resilient
I once again have proof that plants are resilient and will grow and re-grow even when they are kicked, stepped on, trampled, and otherwise beat to the ground. My proof is this particular clematis …
My Little Black Book of Plants
Oh yes, every gardener has one or should have one, whether they will admit it or not. A little black book of plants. A little book where they list all their favorite plants and where to find them in …
