The 'Miss Kim' lilac has shed its leaves, revealing the long ago abandoned nest of a house wren.Can another season of the garden really be over?Yes, it can be, and here in my Zone 5b garden, it …
Good Stuff, Bad Stuff
Good stuff first!We have a new Hoosier garden blogger! Lisa at Greenbow has finally started her own blog, Greenbow. Lisa is located in the southwest part of Indiana and has been leaving comments here …
African Violet Questions Answered
Welcome to May Dreams Gardens this evening.Finally, the weather has changed and instead of record high temperatures, including a brand new record of two back-to-back 90 plus degree days in October, we …
Plant Rescue: African Violets
My sister called me last week to tell me that our neighbor who moved away after 46 years next door came by and gave her one of their African Violets.I immediately offered to come and get it.Then a few …
Told You This October is Like July
I posted a few days ago that this October seems more like July. We've had record high temperatures this weekend and it was just too hot to do much outside.Then when I returned home this evening after …
Inside, Mysterious Blooms
It's all too easy to forget about the indoor plants with so much going on outside in the summertime, especially if you don't take your indoor plants outside for the season.In my sunroom, once the …