Zinnia favorites
It’s probably no surprise I love zinnias. I talk about them on the Gardenangelists podcast every chance I get, but these are my zinnia favorites,…
Gardening is a love story
This morning I was talking to a friend about flowers, and we agreed gardening is a love story. ‘Coco Gold’ and ‘Giant Orange’ marigolds grown…
Yellow flower parade
Throughout July and August, my garden is a yellow flower parade. Yellow flowers know pollinators love them, so many start strutting their stuff in summer…
Weeds have superpowers
Weeds have superpowers. Like Marvel super villains, weeds are tenacious and difficult to control, and they don’t realize they are evil. In their viewpoint, they…
Favorite June views and daylily hues
By writing about my favorite June views and daylily hues, I get you to look at my daylilies again. See how sneaky I am? Hemerocallis…
Late spring garden chores
We’re almost at the end of May. The roses bloomed in April signifying it’s time for late spring garden chores. If you’re feeling behind the…
Gardening with Alpha-gal Syndrome
Gardening with Alpha-gal syndrome might not be on your mind when you’re initially diagnosed. At first, you’re simply trying to figure out how to navigate…
Dear Spring Garden, I love you
Dear Spring Garden, I love you. You are having a banner spring. I took a few photos and recorded you for posterity because heavy rain…
Easy plants for your containers
Last year, I wrote my container garden tutorial, but I neglected to post the information about easy plants for your containers. Let’s remedy that, shall…
A quick garden update
So, how is everyone’s garden season so far? I thought I would give a quick garden update and tell you what I’ve been doing for…
Spring garden preparations
There’s a lot of advice online about spring garden preparations. One rule of thought is to do nothing until temperatures are consistently over 55 or…
Grow the sweetest cherry tomatoes
Have you ever wanted to grow the sweetest cherry tomatoes? A photo of my granddaughter eating a tomato like an apple from 2022. She’s grown…