You can also listen to this post: When I'm out in the garden, and especially when I'm mowing the lawn, I feel like a movie star. Sometimes, I channel Sally Field in "Places in the Heart" when …
Pop-up showers, it’s all in the roots of the beholder
I was feeling pleased with myself, even a little smug, about how well I was keeping up with the weeds in my garden. I thought for once I was in control of the situation and the weeds were sort …
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Plantovert
At some point in life, someone will label us, or we will label ourselves, as either an introvert or an extrovert. If we seem to draw energy from being alone, we'll usually be …
The Perfect Plant Variety Name
I've been strolling through my garden, exercising my mind by trying to name the flowers as they bloom. The one picture here I call "Ragged Robin", but its true name is Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Petite …
Hortense Hoelove Returns to Answer a Question
Dear Hortense Hoelove, I know it's been a while since you published your advice column. I don't know if you stopped because of a lack of questions or if you decided you didn't want to …
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Garden Fairies Report, Once Again
Garden fairies here, once again. We are garden fairies and we do not like to post so soon after we just posted, but we have something we have to report because it is nothing short of a miracle. Or …
