I ordered a special garden catalog a few weeks ago, one that would take me to a place and time I'd never been before - 1931. You can turn to any page in this catalog,"Dreer's Garden Book 1931", and …
How my high school English teacher made me a better gardener
"An endless amount of interest is gathered round the literary history of plants. I like to grow any plant that is mentioned by the old Greek and Latin writers - such as Theophrastus, Aristotle, …
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Garden without fear
Some gardeners are afraid of colors like orange. Fear? There should be no fear in gardening. How sad that some people garden with so much fear. Fear of pruning, fear of sowing, fear of …
Tidbits, Treasures, and Thanks
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 …
