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Ilona's Garden Journal
I woke up to snow this morning... one of winter's end of season visits, just to let Ohio know it is still around. But its days are numbered! I heard one sure sign of spring yesterday- the call of the mourning doves. When I hear that, I know we are on … [Read more...] about Signs of Spring
Too much candy? Why is she writing about this in her garden blog? You can blame it on an article I read on garden writing, Garden Photographs – some problems. And while I am not a big fan of ranting about garden topics, occasionally I read something … [Read more...] about Too Much Candy Is Probably Not A Good Thing
I don't like people to try and whip me into shape. It is my nature. I make no exceptions and that can get me into trouble. Especially with those who are loyal to causes. So when I came across a conversation that rattles some cages I thought "Why not … [Read more...] about Rattling Cages At Christmas – Anti Lawn Folks
Gladys Tabor was a beloved writer of my mother's generation. She had a homely, yet penetrating way of observing her small world filled with common daily chores. That is one of the things we can love about her writing... and some things are quite true … [Read more...] about Gladys Tabor’s Wry Yankee Wit
The charming landscape which I saw this morning is indubitably made up of some twenty or thirty farms. Miller owns this field, Locke that, and Manning the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape. There is a property in the horizon which … [Read more...] about A Common Point of View
Therefore all seasons shall be sweet to thee,Whether the summer clothe the general earthWith greenness, or the redbreast sit and singBetwixt the tufts of snow on the bare branchOf mossy apple-tree, while the nigh thatchSmokes in the sun-thaw; whether … [Read more...] about Frost at Midnight
..and a few pictures from my garden....Isn't it just the most exhilarating thing to be alive in this golden autumn, while flower borders are still rich and full of bloom as they can be, and be able to bridge the thought of a flowerless winter by … [Read more...] about Thoughts for an Autumn Day
This is not the time of year to do all this pruning and moving, but insuch a tangled garden it must be done, and now is better than never. ~Katy's Garden … [Read more...] about A Bit Of Garden Wisdom
"Like a big mountain, a small garden stimulates, restores, and delights us, just as it poses challenges, promotes mastery, provides exercise and relieves monotony."~ The Power of Place, Winifred GallagherSummer has now thrown open her emerald doors. … [Read more...] about Thoughts
One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds. -Dan BennettEach spring...a gardening instinct, sure as the sap rising in the trees, stirs within us. We look about and decide to tame another little bit of ground. … [Read more...] about
