When I saw the seed heads on this clematis my first thought was the garden fairies had learned how to turn plant material into gold. And I was going to be rich, richer than I could ever have …
Garden Troubles? You think you’ve got garden troubles?
Garden troubles? You think you've got garden troubles? If you've got garden troubles, pull up a chair, grab a tall glass of iced tea and let me tell you all about my troubles and then you can tell me …
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Rhetorical Questions
I went to the local greenhouse to get some more containers of Geranium 'Rozanne', which I have somehow fallen in love with this spring. I knew when I went to the greenhouse I was going to buy the …
Sailing through the garden on the good ship ‘Rain Again’
Dear Olive, Greetings from the good ship 'Rain Again'. We've had quite the journey through Spring so far. We've sailed along with six or more inches of rain in the last ten days or so, depending on …
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It’s been a glamorous week in the garden
It's been a glamorous week in the garden. I spent time nearly every day this past week digging out compost from my three compost bins on the east end of the Vegetable Garden Cathedral. Those bins are …
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Dirty Knees and All is Well
A few days ago, the crocuses were covered with about an inch of snow and winter was decidedly present in the garden. Today, the snow has mostly melted except in the coldest parts of the garden and …
