For the first time in my life, this year, I realize there is not enough time. Not enough time to grow everything I want to …
Garden questions
We opened our garden a week ago Saturday, and people had lots of garden questions. I figured my internet friends do too. And I …
Color crush
Have you ever had a color crush? I know I have. Some years it's using complementary colors on the color wheel, like purple and …
Ten ways to enjoy your garden more
Last Saturday, while planting pansies and violas for fall and cleaning up my front borders, I began to ponder ten ways to enjoy …
New Monarch butterfly info
A couple of weeks ago, Carol Michel, my podcast cohost, told me about a lecture from the Horticultural Research Institute in their …
New seeds for the new year
I’m in my fifteenth year of writing this blog, and I hope you’re still interested in my new seeds for the new year. Carol and I …
December is a busy garden time
Ever since we returned from Portugal last month, I've been swamped. December is a busy garden time of year. November is pretty …
The fall garden late, late show
In the middle of October, my fall garden puts on its late, late show. Pearly heath asters combine with pink roses for a beautiful …
Bringing fall color to my front garden and containers
Plant fall flowers and hot-weather tropical plants in fall colors like gold, orange and dark red. Yesterday, I spent most of …
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I’m a generalist gardener
I guess I'm a generalist gardener. What does that mean? In my generalist garden, pollinators come first. No real gardening …
Daylily magic
Every year I think my garden won't have its usual daylily magic. Maybe it's too dry, too cold, too hot, but each year, come June, …
Vegetable garden late April
We are in the last week of April, and the vegetable garden is doing just fine thank you. In fact, it's doing a little too fine. …