Short Version: My 2025 gardening motto, perhaps my motto for all gardening going forward, is taken from The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett. "Don't let us make it tidy...It wouldn't …
A Little Garden Chat
Sit down over there on that garden bench while I continue to dig dandelions out of the lawn, and we can have a nice little garden chat. Yes, that is saffron crocus blooming in a bed out in the …
Who Needs a Sticker?
What's your reward for making it through another gardening season, hopefully mostly intact, with good memories of lovely flowers and ripe tomatoes? A pat on the back? Pat, pat, pat. A kind …
These Beans Tell You All You Need to Know About Gardening
This, my friends, is my black bean harvest. It is about three-fourths of a cup. And these beans tell us all we need to know about gardening. First, though some of us may appear to spend quite a …
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What Is a Dandelion Summer?
What is a dandelion summer? According to M. C. Beaton, who wrote about it in the cozy mystery, The Skeleton in the Closet (2001), a dandelion summer is a hot summer, foretold by an abundance of …
Grab Your Shears and Ignore Your Fears
If you fear grabbing your shears and whacking back a plant or two, you aren't alone. But you need not be afraid! This is a slightly blurry picture of some lavender that famously grows in The …
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