I discovered early on in gardening that there are many shades of green, and many ways to describe green. There is green(1), aquamarine(2), and chartreuse(3) for starters. Then there are greens that …
The Compost-Heap by Ruth Pitter – A poem
Miss Twigg: The Compost-Heap I am surrounded by stacks of old gardening books trying to figure out which of hundreds of tidbits and treasures from these old books to include in a one hour …
Continue Reading about The Compost-Heap by Ruth Pitter – A poem →
Baked in or bolted on?
Snowdrop, Galanthus sp. Is gardening baked in or bolted on to your life? When gardening is baked in, your thoughts turn to gardening when you are not in the garden. You might be shopping for …
Garden fairies are appalled
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are appalled. We cannot believe that there have been no new posts on this blog since Sunday. Honestly, we garden fairies watched and waited …
A freshly plowed field for the new year
As Hortocrates once said, "A new year is like a freshly plowed field. Plant it thoughtfully." "Carol..." Yes Dr. Hortfreud? "Who is Hortocrates"? Well, Dr. Hortfreud, Hortocrates is a famous …
Continue Reading about A freshly plowed field for the new year →
All Aboard!
I finally watched the Christmas movie, The Polar Express, and my thoughts turned to gardening, as they always do. Actually, my thoughts first turned to other trains that were named "Express", then I …
