We are going to need some supplies. Seed catalogs, gardening books, houseplants, and a stack of gardening magazines. That stack of gardening magazines that piled up while we were out in the garden …
How Do You Know That It Is Finally Wintertime?
How you know that it is finally wintertime in your garden? It is 13 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Is it when you no longer hear the sounds of the cicadas in the trees? It is 13 degrees Fahrenheit …
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Obligatory First Snowfall Post
Indianapolis, IN: It's snowing today, which means I feel a certain obligation to post some pictures of snow scenes in my garden. If you live where the sun is shining and you can skip about …
Stowed Away For Winter
We northern gardeners do something that southern gardeners don’t do. We put it all away. Containers, pots, furniture, decorations, hoses… to have them last more than a season or two, we must put …
Let it Snow – A Troy-Bilt Sponsored Snow Thrower Giveaway!
I remember snow. White, soft, glistening in the sunlight like diamond dust. Serene, silent, muffling the sounds of the garden. It covers the garden, hiding it, blanketing it with comforting …
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I Can Tell It’s Winter…
Fortunately, I don't need a calendar to know that the official start of winter is just a week or so away. I'm a gardener! I can just step right out into my garden and know right away that it is …
