The end of the story... I fell into a giant rabbit hole of old gardening books and when I finally found my way out, I brought with me, all the way from the 1920's, the nine books in The Little Garden …
Rose Day at May Dreams Gardens
Welcome to Rose Day at May Dreams Gardens. Following the tradition of the Plant Doctor, Cynthia Westcott, I am showing you my roses on the second Sunday of June. Westcott was a plant pathologist who …
My Holy Grail of Old Gardening Books
My holy grail of old gardening books. A plain cover with a simple drawing of some little spring flowering bulbs. Inside, the title page shows that it is The Little Bulbs by Elizabeth …
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A few little attentions make for success in the garden
Lettuce and radishes are coming up in the veg. garden I've discovered "a few little attentions which make for success in the garden and minimize the sum of the season's work" hidden in an old …
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Women in the garden
'Lady Jane' tulips in bloom I find it interesting that in some old gardening books, the authors felt compelled to point out that women can indeed garden. J. B. Whiting wrote in his 1849 book, …
It’s good not to be housed-up
It's good to no longer be a "housed-up" woman. Just ask Eben E. Rexford. "The general impression seems to be that gardening is essentially man's work, and that women and children are not equal …
