There are two kinds of gardener. There is the kind of gardener who looks at all the Nicotiana that self-seeded around her garden and thinks how nice it is to have all the lovely flowers come up and …
Garden Fairies Lament the Lack of…
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and we barely have time to write this blog post, but we feel it is our duty and responsibility to make clear what we lament. What we lament is the lack …
The New Plant Family Legolaceae
I've recently become acquainted with a new plant family, Legolaceae. There appear to be at least six species in this plant family, all from the genus Lego. The poster above shows these six new …
A collection of plants in the genus Viola is called…
I read recently that a collection of pine trees and other evergreens is called a pinetum. A new term to me. I already knew that an arboretum is a collection of trees and a herbarium is a collection of …
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Garden Fairies Prepare to Save the Garden, Again
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and once again, it is apparently up to us to save this garden from, well, Carol. Let us begin by saying that we've calmed Granny 'Gus' McGarden down and …
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Found in the Garden
For those who read my last post, I'll share an update. I found my gardening knife. It was lying on the stone edge of one of the raised beds in the Vegetable Garden Cathedral. In plain sight. The …
