Hellebores bloom for the new year. The old rabbit, Fifteen, took one more walk around the garden while she waited for Sixteen to arrive. She lingered a bit and admired all she had done through the …
Garden Fairies Stop By to Dry Out
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have come in from all the rain for two very important reasons. The first very important reason is of course to dry ourselves out. It has been …
Dear Southern Camellia Sisters
Camellia bud Dear Southern Camellia Sisters, Hello from the north! We thought it was high time we should write to let you know we arrived safely in the Midwest months ago and are more or less …
Dear Mother Nature, I would like some winter
Geranium foliage, late fall Dear Mother Nature, I would like some winter, please and thank you. I love my winter. I don't want my winter to be like fall or spring. Winter gives me the …
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Oh, Those Camellias!
Oh, those camellias! They lured me out in the wee dark hours of the morning with a flashlight in hand to check on their flower buds. The buds are still there. The weatherman says near record high …
Maladies of Gardeners
The great Dr. Hortfreud has been studying gardeners, or at least one particular gardener, for years. She has observed that this gardener, and presumably many other gardeners, are prone to a …
