Around my garden, the blood root, Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex', finally bloomed its best earlier this week.Already these blooms are gone. I did some reading on them and found out that the seeds …
A Session With Dr. Hortfreud
A recent session with Dr. Hortfreud...Carol, I see that you haven’t removed the sod by the fence and dug up that new bed. What happened?Well, I was all set to do it, I really was. I even had a …
Is Your Garden Nagging You?
Are there times when your garden seems to be nagging you?When you step outside, do you feel like every planting bed and every plant cries out for attention.Weed me! Water me! Fertilize me!Mow me, trim …
History Of Mowing at May Dreams Gardens
I remember the day several years ago when someone at work ask me if I had ever mowed the lawn after Thanksgiving. I said no. They claimed I had. And I said “Let me check my records”.At that moment, as …
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Do Not Plant Palms Trees Outside In Indiana
After several years of skipping it, I decided to go to the Indiana Flower and Patio Show now in progress out at the fairgrounds for the Indiana State Fair.Typical of most indoor garden shows, there …
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Temperature Obsession
My weather station is showing 32.8 F outside right now (9:55 pm, March 11) but at 4:24 pm yesterday, it was 74.2 F.My soil temperature a few days ago was 48 F, but earlier this evening it appeared to …
