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after the rain

I don’t think spring bulbs like my garden very much, because every fall I plant a fair share of them,...

guacamole

Way to go spring foliage! It’s another one of those springs that pass in a blink of an eye, I’m...

bundles

I got out the door this morning and it smelled like summer. Most of the trees haven’t even started to...

little miracles

The amount of time I spend contemplating the fresh seedlings in the starting tray would probably irritate an action oriented...

got flowers

The perennial flowers have germinated, but their sprouts look tiny and fragile compared to the vegetable seedlings. This year the...

german iris

A few years ago I used to walk by a bulb border every day. Somebody had planted them in layers...

strange hybrids

Nature is the absolute master when it comes to creating hybrids. I have every shade of hellebore between deep maroon...

early flowers

A few perennials have adapted to thrive on the edges of the growing season for the privilege to have the...

charming tangle

If you want a real cottage garden, don’t tame it, it is supposed to be wild, messy and overgrown, sort...

high drama

If you want to create drama in your garden, by all means, pick all white flowers. People don’t usually crave...