A few tidbits and treasures suitable for a Thursday morning. I'd like to thank Mary Ann of Gardens of the Wild, Wild West for recommending that I obtain a copy of Grandmother's Garden: The …
Finished Gardens and other mythical places
Winter interest in a garden not yet finished. A finished garden is a mythical place which does not exist. If you find such a garden, I guarantee you that there is no gardener there tending it. So …
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Baked in or bolted on?
Snowdrop, Galanthus sp. Is gardening baked in or bolted on to your life? When gardening is baked in, your thoughts turn to gardening when you are not in the garden. You might be shopping for …
Garden it forward
Snow on a viburnum Gardeners, please raise your right hand and repeat after me, "This year I promise, as a gardener, to garden it forward." Thank you. How do you garden it forward, now that …
Gardening described in three words
Whether your garden is a potager or a pleasaunce or both, gardening can be described in three words. Plan. Plant. Primp. For a longer description, add Ponder. If you spend a life time …
On a spring-like December day
Viola blooming in the winter lawn. On a spring-like December day, when the high temperature was 63F, you can't blame a gardener for chucking all other plans - plans for Christmas shopping, tree …
