Hydrangeas are everywhere in Quebec City Did you miss me? I returned to my garden late yesterday afternoon after being away for almost a week at the Garden Writers Association symposium in Quebec …
Suspense and Mystery in the Garden
Bird's Blanket Garden Border I've been reading Agatha Christie mysteries featuring Miss Jane Marple and watching clips of Alfred Hitchcock after watching the movie "Hitchcock" the other night. Do …
Bury the body in the garden
What lies in the ground beneath the flowers? How many murder mystery books have you read where the body is finally found buried in the garden? I've just embarked upon a summer reading obsession …
One safe rule for gardeners
Once upon a time, I lost my footing near an old gardening book, fell in, and ever since then I have been making my way from one book to another, finding all kinds of nuggets of gardening wit and …
Professor Hortledore teaches her first gardening class
Good morning, class! Good morning, Professor Hortledore. Well, class, don't you all look spiffy and shiny and ready to learn. Today in gardening class we are going to discuss "what elements …
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The Spirit of the Garden
If you wonder why I buy and read old gardening books, I hope this passage from The Spirit of the Garden by Martha Brookes Hutcheson (1923) explains it. "Above all, let us have a sense of seclusion in …
