I stowed summer away for the winter under a big tarp that looks like camouflage. The garage is full and I don't have a shed, so this is the best I could do. I've hidden a table and four chairs, two …
Guest Post: Garden Fairies Explain Fall Leaf Color
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are doing this special guest post to explain fall foliage color. Many gardeners, as we call people who come out into our gardens and plant, prune, …
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I hope
I've not seen my garden in the daylight since Monday. I hope it is okay. I was gone. It rained. When I got home, I went out in the dark and checked the rain gauge. There was water up to the five …
The best days of summer so far
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'. These October days have been the best days of summer so far this year. In all likelihood, we probably did have some nice summer days, but they are …
The rush of time
I feel the rush of time moving through the garden. It rides the breeze that brings the cooler weather. It rattles the dry stalks of corn, still standing in the garden. It scurries by with the first …
Guest Post from the Garden Fairies: Winter is Coming
Garden fairies here. We thought we'd post some of our thoughts about fall clean up in the garden Fall clean up? We are garden fairies! We don't believe in fall clean in the garden! Oh, sure, we do …
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