It worked! I picked peonies in the bud stage way back in May, stripped off the leaves, wrapped them individually in plastic wrap, then put them in the back of the refrigerator. I peeked at them a …
You say Penny, I say…
You say "penny", I say "pee-o-nee" and some people say "piney." But everyone says pretty! Everyone! There is no way any sane person could look at my new 'Bartzella' ITOH peony and not be blown over …
The Christmas Rose
With my magical gardening powers, I've made a flower bloom in December, in my garden, where we've had snow and cold and some occasional sun. Dear Reader, you too can have these magical gardening …
I was all “tough gardener” until…
I was all "tough gardener" this morning heading out to my garden to do some weeding and deadheading. I wasn't going to show any mercy as I began to pull out and cut back in Plopper's Field, my …
Daylily Basketball Team
If you were going to make a basktball team out of daylilies, 'Notify Ground Crew', with flower stems hovering just over six feet tall, would be a strong contender for the center position. For my …
The Pea Family Showed Up This Week
I was standing out in the garden and noticed I was surrounded by blooms from the pea family of plants. My initial thought was, "oh good, the Leguminosae family has arrived. Oh wait, not Leguminosae …