Squish, squish. With each step I feel how soft the ground is, how wet it is, how fragile and unstable it feels as it shifts under my feet. It's hard to believe that this ground is the same ground …
A Surprise Meeting of SGAFO, Just For Fun
Bumblebee on a Zinnia Welcome! You’ve come to the right place if you are looking for the SGAFO meeting. SGAFO, you may remember, is the Society for Gardeners Aged Fifty and Over. I was pleased to …
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Crocuses Bring Questions
The garden is beginning to stir a bit after several days of well above average temperatures. Here and there, the tips of leaves are beginning to break through the surface. The ground is squishy, …
Seed Giveaway for St. Valentine’s Day
On this St. Valentine's Day, when all our thoughts turn to love, I'm excited to pass along my love of gardening and seed sowing by teaming up with Nature's Crossroads, Earth-Friendly Seeds for Midwest …
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“There ain’t no such animule”
In The Busy Woman's Garden Book by Ida D. Bennett (Small, Maynard & Company, 1920), Bennett included chapters on groups of vegetables including early spring vegetables, mid-season vegetables, …
Universal Gardening with Regional Plant Information
“I am often asked who these gardeners are whose letters I quote so frequently. They are just people who write to me because they are interested in the things I am interested in, and who send me notes …
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