I heard a little voice in my head tell me that maybe I should experiment with other plants in my wheelbarrow planter before I committed some of the mini hostas to it. Frequent readers of my blog may …
Scarlet Sage
I received some unexpected mail yesterday, a manila envelope from an aunt. Inside the envelope was a copy of a letter my Aunt Marjorie wrote in 2004 with memories of her father, and in …
In Defense of Procrastination: A Guest Post
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and so we never do anything when we are supposed to do it. We procrastinate. In fact, we are procrastinating right now and doing a mighty find job of …
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Life of a Marigold: A One Act Play
Life of a Marigold A One Act Play By Carol M. Cast of Characters Marigold…………………………. A simple annual flower Pruners……………………………. The villain turned hero TIME: Late Spring SETTING: A …
A Coleus Knocked On My Door
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Solenostemon scutellarioides. Solenostemon scutellarioides who? Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Crimson Gold’ No joke, those crazy taxonomists renamed the common coleus a …
Cruising For Pansies And Violas
Yes, that’s me, driving slowly by the still desolate garden centers, peering out the window hoping for a glimpse of the first pansies and violas for sale. I have my routes, I make my rounds. On the …
