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…
Roses in January: Revised
It is not necessary to remove all the leaves from your dormant roses. Rest easy. I did. No more leaf-plucking.
Tulips in Georgia
“If you live in zone 8 of Georgia…PLANT YOUR TULIPS IN THE WINTER!” Here’s the story.
Manure Tea
Have you ever completed a workout and then encountered an enthusiastic body-builder encouraging you to buy a super-shake? They try to hard to convince you that your body needs that shake to fuel your workout and keep you beautiful. Well, I’m here as your gardener friend to tell you that your plants need a super-shake,…
Why Start Plants Indoors
Gardening in January: Start the plants where it’s warm Last years flowers have hardly died and now it is time to begin planning for more. I love living in Georgia! My kitchen drawers fill with seed packets, my fingers itch to get those seeds in the soil and growing. Now, you don’t have to begin…
From Coop to Compost
Composting is one of my new favorite outdoor activities. I get really excited about taking junk from around the yard and kitchen and turning it into rich fertilizer for my garden. While, there are certainly more professional videos out there, this one makes me smile and reach for the shovel. Just one note. Being really…
A Seed Catalog for the Soul
I love to nurture and tend budding beauty and fruitfulness in my garden, but I have other canvases to paint.
Bloom Where You’re Planted
Georgia Girl I grew up in Georgia, but I don’t think I quite got that Georgia is different until recently. What do I mean? Reading gardening books and novels, I formed an idea of what a flower garden ought to be and what a vegetable garden should produce and what types of shrubbery should surround…