when a gardener

When a gardener goes to the Indiana Flower and Patio Show... The first thing she does is head up the main aisle to see the display gardens. This year's show theme is "A Novel Idea!" and so the gardener tries to guess what novel the designer used for inspiration before she sees the sign indicating what book it is. The gardener sees this garden complete with a topiary serpent and guesses correcty that it was inspired by The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The gardener gives this one a green thumbs up … [Read more...] about When A Gardener Goes To The Indiana Flower and Patio Show

When a gardener wraps Christmas presents, she starts out with her stash of wrapping paper accumulated over several years. She lays it out and notices that it has a decidely green and floral look to it. How did that happen? She likes this one because it has amaryllis, holly, pine and roses on it. She's had this roll for several years. She likes this paper because it has poinsettias on it and even says "Poinsettia" all over it. She hopes the people she gives gifts to like it, too, … [Read more...] about When A Gardener Wraps Christmas Presents

When a gardener visits the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, she finds wildflowers blooming including this cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis. And she wishes she had gotten some seeds for these for fall sowing.She walks on a trail and sees this paw-paw tree and thinks that her garden needs more shade.And she thinks about how the paw paw tree, Asimina triloba, is one that will grow in Indiana and that the fruit is supposed to taste like a banana so some people call it by its nickname of … [Read more...] about When A Gardener Visits The Smoky Mountains

When a gardener goes to a wedding and the groom asks her to take a few pictures to supplement those taken by the real professional photographers, she tries to remember that he and his new bride would probably like a few pictures of people to go with the pictures of gardens and flowers.First, the gardener realizes that boutainaire boutonniere is not an easy word to spell.Then at the church, she notices how the trees perfectly frame the entrance and that the name of the church includes "Rosa", a … [Read more...] about When A Gardener Goes To A Wedding