I finally posted my first newsletter/essay/post in the Substack garden profile. I am so new to working on that platform that I don’t even know what to call the writings there! Nevertheless, I plunged in. Here, is the the introduction to my “Peace in the Garden writing: Southern Spring The gentility of vernal Georgia I […]
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Why Can’t I Grow Things Here?
In this Southern garden, where I have recently moved. That is a little exaggerated, okay? I do grow some things, mostly what was already planted and survived on my property. But I am not having success with many of the new things I am trying to grow in this North Georgia garden. So let’s start […]
February Gardening, Last of Winter in the Flower Garden
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 the lights you see sprouts of spring -just about when March is […]
Big Things I’m Doing Differently in 2018
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 homeschooled, With her ten kids, she moved out to the country and […]
I knew I should have taken pictures
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 photos. But I have this contrary quirk of wanting to […]
Daylilies Grow On You
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 Garden Daylilies in My Memory From earliest memory when visiting old fashioned gardens […]
