Happy Dogwood Winter! That's what they call it when we have a few warms days in the spring and then it turns cold again, around the time the dogwoods are in bloom. I will say our warm days have been …
A Little Spring Pep Talk – Part 2
I've heard a few rumblings about how this has been a slow, cold spring so far. For those who are complaining, I just have one piece of advice. Stop it. Everyone complains about how fast time …
Crocuses… we can exhale now.
Whenever I see the first crocuses blooming in the lawn in late winter, I exhale in relief. I can relax now. I can relax knowing the squirrels or chipmunks or voles or whatever did not eat all these …
The Garden Questions of Spring
It's spring in the garden and I am wondering around asking all kinds of questions. Some of the questions have easy, fun, life-affirming answers. Will the Magnolia 'Butteflies' tree I planted last …
What a Gardener Doesn’t Want to Hear
This morning the weatherman announced a bit too joyfully that we had experienced some kind of snow event on six of the first nine days of April. A gardener doesn't want to hear that. But whether or …
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Deciding
Wouldn't it be nice if all we had to decide in a garden is which flowers to take pictures of? Yesterday, February 25th, I had several choices. The sun coaxed open more than a few flowers, including a …
