The calendar says... Oops, both of the wall calendars in my house said it was still July. Who forgot to flip them over to August? Oops, I'm the one who forgot, but I flipped them to August …
Verbena: One Flower, Many Stories
I have a little stand of Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity' growing in the flower bed I made around my mailbox last fall. There are a lot of directions I could take this story. For starters, I could …
A Rose, a Salvia, and a Field Pansy
A rose, a salvia, and a field pansy? What do they have in common? They are three of many new plants I've added to my garden this spring, but they, in particular, have one other thing in …
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I found it! Spigelia!
Spigelia marilandica is one of the perennials I've wanted to try in my garden for quite some time. I cannot count how many times I asked for it at various greenhouses, nurseries, and garden …
Don’t Assume I’ve Grown Every Flower
Don't assume I've grown every flower you can grow in my hardiness zone just because I've been gardening pretty much my entire life in the same zone. For example, I just started to grow what I …
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The Worst Gardening Job of the Season
Cutting the seed heads off my Amsonia is the worst gardening job of the season. And I did that job today. What makes this the worst gardening job of the season is the sap hidden in those …
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