Happy Birthday, Potted and Pruned. Three years old today! For the occasion, I wrote my book a letter! Dear Potted and Pruned, It seems like just yesterday you were …
The Older It is
I like to read self-help books in between fiction books. Or maybe I read fiction books in between self-help books? Either way, I read all books with a full helping of gardening books. Right now, I …
We have a cover
Would you like to see the cover of my fifth book, due out late winter/early spring 2020? Here it is! I'll have more to say about the cover in the next few weeks as I work on officially …
Garden Fairies Share Some News
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and it is now late January and we can count on just one hand the number of times Carol has updated this blog. Four. And we don't need any smart …
I like how these flowers fade
I like how these flowers fade. They add a little color as they head off into the sunset of their season. Helleborus niger. The Christmas Rose. By now, most of us have put away our Christmas and …
Every Gardener Eventually…
Every gardener eventually... So many ways to finish that sentence. Every gardener eventually kills a plant or two or one hundred? True. Every gardener eventually has a few weeds they let grow a …






