Out in my garden, the Halloween Hare is busy preparing for Halloween night. What do those preparations involve? That's covered in the book. What does the Halloween Hare do on Halloween …
Happy Bookday, Halloween Hare!
Happy Bookday, Halloween Hare! Yes, indeed, I've finally lifted the story of the Halloween Hare off the pages of this blog and put it into a book. Now even if the internet disappears one …
Lost Ladies of Garden Writing – Ella Porter McKinney
As more irises begin to appear in the garden, I've found another lost lady of garden writing, Ella Porter McKinney, who wrote Iris in the Little Garden (1927). I will confess I didn't find very …
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What is a floracrat?
I recently started reading Some Ancient Gentlemen: Being an Examination of Certain People, Plants and Gardens by Tyler Whittle (1966, Taplinger Publishing Co., Inc. ) Ah, the good ol' days of …
Books for Gardeners!
Yesterday I was pleased to be a guest on Better Lawns and Gardens with Teresa Watkins to talk about some books that gardeners might like to see under the Christmas tree this year. If you live in …
New Videos!
I've started a new series of short videos to provide some previews to my next book, Digging and Delighted: Live Your Best Gardening Life. Each video is three minutes or less and covers one …
