A "toe" of Spring as it wakes up from slumber I went out in search of Spring and wildflowers for Wildflower Wednesday and though I didn't find many spring ephemerals in my garden, I found this quote …
Why Do People Garden?
If you will indulge me, this post is much longer than others... I saw a reference a few weeks ago to Your Brain on Nature by Eva M. Selhub, MD and Alan C. Logan, ND. It looked like an …
What is a gilliflower?
Gilliflowers What is a gilliflower? I did not know so I looked it up in Johnson's Gardeners' Dictionary, edited by J. Fraser, F.L.S., F.R.H.S. and A. Hemsley (London: George Routledge & …
Devotion to one or more groups of plants
Clematis 'Pagoda' "Specialising in a hobby of any kind greatly increases its interest, and in the culture of flowers it is desirable to devote oneself more especially to one or two groups of plants, …
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In the Garden of Don’ts
Dear Louise Shelton, Who are you? I know that you wrote a book in 1906 called The Seasons in a Flower Garden: A Handbook of Information and Instructions for the Amateur. I know that you likely …
Garden of Desire
It was Liberty Hyde Bailey who wrote in The Gardener (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925), "Gardening is more than the growing of plants: it is the expression of desire." What do we desire from …
