In the late winter or early spring, is there any plant with more ephemeral beauty than the Hellebore? Granted, you have to …
Land of Surprises
If New Mexico is the "Land of Enchantment," then, today, my garden became the "Land of Surprises." This is what greeted me this …
Garden Blogger’s Muse Day: March
March by William Wordsworth "The cock is crowing, The stream is flowing, The small birds twitter, The lake doth glitter, The …
Lessons from across the pond
For the past two weeks, hungry for some summer color, I immersed myself in English garden videos of all sizes and stripes. One …
Celebrating the past, old garden roses and antiques with Mike Shoup
"Old garden roses have a lot of nuances of fragrance and diversity of form. This gives you, the artist and gardener, a palette …
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New beginnings for February Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
A collage for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day hosted each month by Carol of May Dreams Garden. From left to right, top row: Hamamelis …
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Per request, more pretty pictures
After I posted about my landscaping adventure, several people wrote in and asked for better and larger photos. I had some time …
Taking on ‘New Dawn’
It began innocently enough. I was out in the lower garden trying to find a spot or two to incorporate the spring vegetables. HH …
I Went to a Garden Party . . . .
And, like the song goes, "to reminisce with my old friends." When I heard about VP from Veg Plotting's meme asking for our top …
When to Ask for Help
Does everyone remember the straight line I had in my front garden and how much I wanted to rid myself of it? Well, it is straight …
February Garden Bloggers’ Muse Day
"My personal endeavour is so to choose and combine my plants that at no time from early March to November shall the garden be …
Sledding on Thin Ice
Well, the sun is now shining, but earlier this week, we had winter moisture in nearly all of its frozen forms. On Monday, while I …