Tomorrow is Leap Day, an extra day added every four years to February. Who had the brilliant idea to add an extra day to winter every four years?I understand the need to add an extra day to the year …
You Might Be A Gardening Geek: Valentine’s Day Edition
You might be a gardening geek on Valentine’s Day if…Your co-workers call you over to their desks to help identify the flowers and plants they got on Valentine’s Day. Bonus points if you know what …
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Indoor Raking and Other Gardening Related Exercise
If you can’t go out and garden, bring the gardening indoors to you!Some of my houseplants are a bit on the untidy side. This Swedish Ivy, Plectranthus australis, seems to drop quite a few …
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Groundhog Day at May Dreams Gardens
It's Groundhog Day at May Dreams Gardens. I don't think I've ever seen a groundhog around here and I don't take too much stock in whether the one in Pennsylvania sees his shadow or not. Do you know …
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GRTH: A Gardener’s Wintertime Malady
The problem for many gardeners, especially those of us who live where winter is winter, is an increase in GRTH symptoms at this time of year. Pronounced like “girth”, Gardeners Reduced Time with …
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The Shopping Form of GADS – GAD$
A friend wanted to buy me something for my birthday.How about a new bird feeder?Off we went to the local Lowes, because there is no Wild Birds Unlimited store on my side of town, and I found a very …