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by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: How's the weather?, My Place

February Gardening, Last of Winter in the Flower Garden

Tagged With: February, lawns, my garden, signs of spring, weather in Ohio

I've had plenty of winter this year, yessiree. It is mid-February and that means the worst is over and spring is on its way. Eventually. February gardening in Ohio usually means lots of waiting, unless you are starting your seeds inside. Then, under … [Read more...] about February Gardening, Last of Winter in the Flower Garden

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Day in the life

Big Things I’m Doing Differently in 2018

Tagged With: my garden, this blog

Remember "The Beverly Hillbillies"? How about "The Brady Bunch", or "Green Acres", for that matter? They are all TV shows that started out with a theme song that told their stories. For me, it could have been "There once was a woman who … [Read more...] about Big Things I’m Doing Differently in 2018

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Day in the life, Garden Stories and Memories

I knew I should have taken pictures

Tagged With: my garden, stories

This spring was unusually cool and full of rain. The result was a long period of spring bloom that seemed to stay fresh and picture perfect for a protracted period. I knew I should grab a camera or at least my iPhone and take some … [Read more...] about I knew I should have taken pictures

dark red flower

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: About Flowers, Garden Perennial Plants

Daylilies Grow On You

Tagged With: Catherine Woodbery, daylilies, my garden, perennial plants

I just wrote a page about Daylilies, and then saw Kathy Purdy's post on Facebook with a delightful portrait of  a variety called "Going Bananas". It got me thinking about what colors of Hemerocallis I like best. Time For Daylilies, on Ilona's … [Read more...] about Daylilies Grow On You

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Day in the life, My Place, spring

My Rural Life

Tagged With: chickens, my garden, rural

My husband and I bought and started homesteading this place in the mid 1980's. I had no skills, and plenty of dreams. I never managed to have that flock of sheep I envisioned, but instead raised a flock of children. That became my main crop. We … [Read more...] about My Rural Life

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2014, year in review

2014 Garden Retrospective

Tagged With: garden photos, garden pictures, my garden, retrospective

American Meadows had sent me some seeds. They bloomed well, but I didn't get many pictures of them. I was neglectful of the garden, while visiting family for almost 2 months. In many ways, the garden season of 2014 was challenging. The losses … [Read more...] about 2014 Garden Retrospective

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Garden Stories and Memories

My Garden Roots

Tagged With: gardener, memories, my garden

Way back, ...oh, in 2005... I came across a meme that I had fun doing called the "Where I'm From" poem. It seems to have started with Fragments from Floyd, although I first ran across it @ Pratie's Place. They were all based on an original poem. … [Read more...] about My Garden Roots

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I was a garden blog pioneer, and began writing on this blog in 2003. Before that I had begun a garden website that has been at its own domain since 2006, Ilona's Garden.

I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

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