These May days, these glorious, sun-drenched (sometimes rain-soaked) May days, are the FOLO days in the garden. There are so many blooms that we are seeing the First Of, and right beside them are …
Pansies In The Early Spring Garden: A Tiny Rant
Don’t skip planting pansies in your early spring garden!Don’t listen to those people who say pansies are short-lived, melting quickly in the heat of summer. That doesn’t matter!What matters is that …
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A Weather Free Post: Five Weather Thoughts I Won’t Be Sharing
This post is “weather free”. I will not mention freezing temperatures in April, rainy days, cloudiness, hail, rain, sleet, snow or weather obsessed gardening geeks. In fact, here are five weather …
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Species Tulip Rule Breaker
I was taught that botanical names include a Genus and a species, and maybe a variety or cultivated variety name.The Genus comes first and is capitalized, followed by the species which is not …
Plea to April
Violas add welcome cheer, Peas sprout in the garden. New leaves fear frosts, Spring arrives in Indiana. Good bye, March. April, please be kind to my garden. …
History Of Mowing at May Dreams Gardens
I remember the day several years ago when someone at work ask me if I had ever mowed the lawn after Thanksgiving. I said no. They claimed I had. And I said “Let me check my records”.At that moment, as …
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