I blinked and another growing season ended here at May Dreams Gardens. Of course, it isn't the end of the blooming season. I've made sure to plant autumn-blooming crocuses, winter-blooming …
Five Different City Gardens, In Your Own Town
Are you familiar with city gardens? They are everywhere. In big cities and small towns. In uber urban areas and restful rural places. Here are five to look for, perhaps right in your …
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40 Hours
40 hours. That's how long it was between the time I had planted every single plant I'd purchased or received to trial this spring and the time I bought two new perennials to plant. That's right, I …
Three Little Fishes
I'm pleased to show you my new ceramic fish from Fish in the Garden. Today they are swimming in a pool of crested iris that have finished blooming. Before that they were swimming through a bed of …
Pause the Gardener
If this wasn't the coldest Mother's Day ever, it had to be pretty close to the coldest Mother's Day ever. I do not believe the temperature rose above 50ºF. Ordinarily, with the right kind of …
Age Like a Tulip
I think tulips age rather gracefully, don't you? Some flowers go from pretty to "oh-dear-where-are-the-pruners-we-must-cut-off-these-ugly-dead-flowers-right-now" in a matter of a day or so. But not …
