Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have come here to provide important, meaningful, relevant updates, and a bit of news. First, we are sounding the alarm that the surprise lilies …
Dr. Hortfreud Discusses Obsessions
A visit with Dr. Hortfreud, my therapist for all things gardening. Hello, Carol. I'm pleased to see you... what's on your mind today? Hello, Dr. Hortfreud. Not much on my mind today. Just …
Two Kinds of Gardener
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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