In nearly eighteen hours, a new year begins. Time to experiment with new flowers and other new plants. I've been practicing the …
Shiny Brite Christmas
I don't have a lot of happy childhood memories of Christmas. My dad, who just happened to be a fallen-away Jehovah's Witness, …
Oh make me a home
“May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, And many books, both true.” Abraham Cowley …
Forcing bulbs in vintage bowls and other containers
For weeks, I've been mad about forcing, that process by which we coax bulbs to bloom indoors. Although I've done …
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Not all paperwhites stink
Yesterday, as I finished up a piece for Fiskars on forced bulbs (bulbs coaxed to bloom indoors during winter) Non-Gardening Best …