Summer went by fast. All the sudden, I realized it was getting cooler. We even have a little color in the leaves. This summer, I …
End of Summer and Propagation on my Mind
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In the Woods, April to May
After a long brown winter, Spring is such a welcome season. We had little snow this year, and winter was dreary. I am glad I …
How to Winter Sow Native Seed
If the year were a day, I’d say we are at about 3am. I got a bit of a late start on my winter sowing, …
Cute Combos
This summer, I have had lots of surprise, cute combo moments. I want to share a few of them with you. This is one of …
The Element of the Sun
Let’s talk a bit about the sun. It is a factor that we use to decide what plants can grow where. Plants are labeled full …
New Garden for Us
We have relocated to Illinois. We are about 40 miles northwest of Chicago in a village called Barrington Hills, horse country. There is a lot …
Yellow, White and Purple
I live in a sea of green. The mountains and the hills are teeming with life, all green. It is sorta like peeking through that …
Starting the Side Garden
It has been a while, and now that we are all at home, there is no better time to garden! I have been slowly working …
Heliconias and Gingers
We have really been just torturing ourselves with the house. So the garden blogging as been left a bit to the wayside. When everything gets …
There is a garden!
Hello all! It has been such a long while since I have been gardening or normal. We have been working on the house, but slowly, …