The goldenrods are just about ready to bloom which means it is time to get ready for spring. Get ready for spring, you ask? Thank you for asking. So often we think of late summer and fall as the …
It was an amazing fall
It was an amazing fall. One day the high temperature was 73º F and the next day the high temperature was just 43º F. If ever one was looking for a sign that our amazing fall of 2016 was over, I …
I had some time, I had some seeds
I had some time, I had some seeds, so I decided to sow those seeds for a fall harvest in my vegetable garden. I put them all in one bed, the bed where squash plants met an early demise at the first …
The simple joy of digging and planting
Cornus kousa 'Summer Fun' I love digging in the garden. With each shovelful of dirt, I feel like I'm entering a secret world of bacteria and fungi and worms and other critters than live amongst the …
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Camellias and Conversation
Camellia 'Snow Flurry' I am convinced certain plants in my garden do all they can to avoid blooming on the 15th of the month when I host Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Perhaps they are shy? Don't like …
Garden Fairies Discuss What Happens When They Argue
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we were just discussing what happens when we argue amongst ourselves. What happens is the toad paints the flowers of Tricyrtis to look like the …
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