Next Spring Fashion Colors Are Bright Pastels Let it never be said that Gardeners are not forward thinking people. Sure, we are slower on the uptake on the trendy and fad-driven, we like “slow” this and “slow” that, but we are quite forward thinking …perhaps even avant garde in other ways. Not all of us, […]
Spring Bulbs
My Daffodils Photo Collage
If you enjoy viewing these photos, you may like reading about daffodils in the garden: Five Steps to Dazzling Daffodils How To Plant Dutch Bulbs For Fabulous Spring Flowers Daffodils What Is The Big Deal About Bulbs In The Garden? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © 2011 written for Ilona’s Garden Journal. An excellent blog.
True Lilies
I mentioned that lilies do well for me. They do, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t had some learning experiences along the way. For one thing, I have a country garden with all the attendant critters that like to munch on lily bulbs. Also, as a genus lilies are not uniform in their requirements. So […]
The Early Flowers
The first flowers have finally made their appearance, and even gone by a bit quickly since the fickle Ohio weather was very warm for a few brief days. The snowdrops are quite sturdy and longest lasting of the early bloom. The tiny snow crocus are quite delicate, more so than their garden crocus siblings. So […]
I Enjoy Squirrels From Afar
John and Liza have the cutest photos of squirrels at their blog. Check them out. I don’t know if it is the lack of trees in our county or my barnyard cats, but squirrels don’t thrive here. When I lived in the city I thought everyone had squirrels in abundance…just like I had always experienced. […]
What To Do Now: September
No it isn’t a “Honey-do” list, but just some reminders before the season gets away from you! As it often does for me…. This is a great month for planting things- the still warm weather means that plants can get settled in, and the autumn rains are coming which should give everything good rooting conditions. […]
