Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) on a cold, cloudy afternoon, the first tree in my garden to lose its leaves.Thoughts turn to trees when it finally feels like fall.Monday, we set an all-time …
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 …
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 …
Why Is It Still Like Summer?
One could almost mistake this fine fall October day for a hot summer July day, except the asters are blooming, and asters don’t bloom in July.I walked the labyrinth of the lawn late this afternoon …
Frosty Morn
I think the days of this praying mantis are numbered. Eventually, it is going to get cold and we will have a frosty morning, but for now, summer weather continues.When will we have frost around here …
Fifteen Minutes at a Time and Fairly Random, Too
Rain UpdateThe official recorded rainfall yesterday in Indianapolis was 2.2 inches, but in my own rain gauge, I measured closer to 3 inches of rain. The 2.2 inches set a new record for rain on August …
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