I left my garden for a week, and when I got back, I went out at first light to see what happened while I was gone. Rain seems to have happened. Four inches of it, if you want to believe this …
Mercy Pulling Time
When you "sedum" bees on the barely opening sedum flowers, you know it's time*. Let's not put it off. Don't wait. You know it's over. Yes, it is time for mercy pulling in the garden, as …
Waiting and watching for a perfect spot?
Are you waiting and watching for a perfect spot to plant in? If you are, I regret to inform you, but feel it is my civic and gardenly duty to inform you, that the perfect spot is a myth, a holy grail …
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A garden is a story told by plants
Lilies in Plopper's Field A garden is a story told by plants. When the time is right, the plants tell the stories, stories of the past and the present, stories of conquests and defeats, stories of …
Ladies and gentlemen, grab your pruners
Not far from here, but far enough from here, there's a race taking place in Indianapolis. It's the Indy 500 race, of course, and it always takes place on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. No …
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A lifetime supply of plant labels
Whole lotta pink columbine Dreams do come true. Way back on Easter, as I was lowering the blinds on the back door, the string holding them together on one side broke. Not wanting to have that …
