Tulips in Georgia: Revisited
A few years ago, I wrote a post about how to grow tulips in Georgia. Today, you get the super-quick summary: tulip bulbs need to be adequately chilled in order to produce beautiful flowers. For us in lower Georgia, that means a long trip to the fridge. 🙂 This year, however, defied the norm. We…
Spring: A Light Shall Dawn From on High
The First Unfolding of Spring Looking back over my garden photos for this spring, I marveled at the soft and dawn-like quality of most of my early spring flowers. You’ll see in a later post how this gentle color exploded into a prismatic array, but the first glimmers resemble the first, creeping light of dawn….
Deep Water, Deep Prayer
storm clouds rolled across the horizon. No rain fell on my car, but I could hear thunder off in the distance. I thought of my newly planted corn at home.
February Gardening
Week 3-4 February has been a fun and busy month for gardening here in Georgia. The weather has been a bit dicey, sometimes up and sometimes down, but for the most part it has been a beautifully cool and warm month. Cool enough for comfort, warm enough for comfort. Roses in February No, I do…
The Garden in February: Week 1
We had some unusually cold weather this January. My garden catalogs had begun to come at the end of the year, and my seeds were ordered before January was half gone. I was itching to get outside and begin planting, but it was just too cold. Freezing temperatures all day long is just not normal…
Snails in Gladiolus
My Missing Gladiolus About six years ago, I planted a dozen or so gladiolus corms. (Corm is the name for gladiolus bulbs) For several years, I had beautiful, tall and vibrant gladiolus in my garden. Slowly, the blooms have become smaller and smaller until I had only one or two large gladiolus a year and…
Plants for Winter Interest
It’s undeniable. I wish I could grow flowers all year long. What childish heart wouldn’t agree? My earliest concepts of a beautiful garden definitely swarmed with numerous flower forms and colors. Neither the length of summer nor my yard could contain them all. But, truth as it happens, defies my wish. True, this past autumn…
Butterflies and Other Garden Guests
Now you can imagine my garden, small as it was, as an inn. Some of the insects came to sleep and breed. Some came to eat and drink. Perhaps many came at the beck of bright colors and cheery smells. I discovered the joy, not only of observing the flowers, but the insect life that they attracted.
A Few Reasons Not to Start Seeds Indoors
You’ll have to determine the answer to that question yourself. When I discovered that a good, small grow light would cost $60 or more, I opted for a less conventional option.
Flowers for Little Girls
My three year old daughter loves to pick flowers. I love my three year old daughter. I also love my flowers. Do we have a dilemma? Little girls love beauty. As I watch my little one wander through my flower garden, my heart trembles. For one, my garden suffers! My daughter’s feet don’t always step…
