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Learning new trick with a bulb plan

October 20, 2020

Thank you to Longfield Gardens for partnering with me on this post. I’m starting to think that old gardeners can learn new tricks. I’m not sure what else would explain that for the first time,… [Continue Reading]

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Short-flowering bulbs got you down?

April 11, 2020

As you probably know, I live in the land of the delayed spring. So when I started getting questions from a couple people asking about why their tulips and other bulbs were short I didn’t… [Continue Reading]

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Garden check-in: Slowly getting on with spring

April 8, 2019

It’s been awhile since I’ve shared an update of what’s happening in the garden here, roundabout six months or so. I’m quite happy to report there’s something to report. Mind you, none of this is… [Continue Reading]

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Garden, Plants

Why you should order bulbs now

September 14, 2018

The start of the gardening year is signaled, in my garden at least, by the blooming of the first bulb. Last year it was a race between one insanely long-lived and abused daffodil and the… [Continue Reading]

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Is Mother Nature drunk?

April 4, 2018

I can say one thing about this crazy “spring” weather that has blanketed my garden in yet more white stuff: I’m not alone. I’m feeling a little whiny about the almost 6 inches of snow… [Continue Reading]

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daffodils in field
Garden, Plants

Have patience, young grasshopper

February 16, 2018

This moment—right now—is when gardeners start to get really restless, particularly those of us in the northern part of the country. Our gardening brethren in warmer zones are reporting sightings of Galanthus (aka snowdrops), hellebores… [Continue Reading]

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Garden, Plants

IT’S TIME TO TALK BULBS + SOME FOR YOU TOO

September 20, 2017

Longtime readers will know that I’m not one to rush the seasons (other than winter, which I’m happy to mentally check out of sometime around January 5), but we need to talk about autumn. And… [Continue Reading]

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Last night we stopped at my parents’ house and it looked like a snow globe outside. As we were leaving the snow stopped and the sun came out. It was absolutely beautiful. 

#happyearthday🌎
It’s really not uncommon to have a bit of snow here this time of year (and it’s my mom’s birthday so we tend to remember what the weather is like this specific day) but it still is a bummer. The good news is that it will be gone soon and Odin was happy about it. We never got really warm temps so a lot of my plants are not up yet and most things are just budding, so I’m not worried about most things and didn’t take any protective measures, but I know a lot of you are in a different situation. Hope all manages it fine in your gardens. 

#aprilsnow #springsnow #daffoldilsinsnow
Yep, still love Amsonia hubrectii. In fact I’m adding more to the garden this year. I can’t get over that texture. That’s Cotinus (purple smokebush) in the back and one of @casteglass birds “flying” above. 

#amsoniahubrichtii #bluestar
Well, I’m still going back to the well of old pictures because there’s not a lot to show right now. I am one tired gardener this Monday. I gardened nonstop this weekend. And while these long gardening days don’t offer a lot of immediate gratification it’s views like this that make that work worth it. And when I look back at pictures like this I realize that whatever you can get done in the garden is worth it. And what doesn’t get done will be forgotten about when you enjoy a view like this. 

#gardenweekend #limelighthydrangea

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