A Nosegay of Lily of the Valley One of the joys of this time of year is the scent of the beds of Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. The fragrance is embedded in my memory from early years. These small, milky white bells arrayed long the delicate stem give out a slightly musky perfume […]
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Posted, A Short Garden Tip Video
Mini-tutorial when you only have a minute On Care Of Ornamental Grass I wanted to add to the videos made for Ilona’s Garden Youtube channel. I like short tips videos, so I made one while showing my son how to cut down the leftovers from last season. I have so many chores that I am […]
Spring Fever Struck
Daffodils always bring Spring’s message All my life I’ve heard the phrase, “Spring Fever”, but oddly enough I don’t think I ever properly knew the meaning of it. I had the impression that it meant some kind of seasonal frenzy, a result of people becoming feverish to get on with the business of the new […]
Making Garden Video
I have a long way to go admittedly, and I don’t consider myself star material, but I am making videos on Youtube. I’d like you to subscribe to my lowly channel, give me improvement suggestions, like me…. and share my garden and experiences through the videos. I keep it real. You see the dandelions, the […]
Seeds For Trial Garden
A few of the seeds that were sent to me This year I received seeds to trial in my gardens from American Meadows. They arrived this last week, and the weather is finally warming up so that I can get ready to plant them. Exciting, is it not? I have a large amount that were […]
Garden Chores For March, No Digging Yet
Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn‘ buds on ice No real attempts at garden chores yet, but not everyone is like Ohio, still in the throes of winter. There were some blue skies, yesterday, however! I will likely remember this winter for a long time to come. On Ilona’s Garden some new pages were posted (1) a chores reminder […]
