I am loving these bicolor black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia hirta ‘Sonora’). I have them planted in a new flower bed near the fence in the front yard, along with coneflowers and shasta daisies … more →
Sherry's PlaceLane Cockrell wrote 2 days ago: I can not believe weather this year. December 1 and there are many plants still flowering. Yesterday … more →
"Bumbles" Bonnesen wrote 5 days ago: One cloudy day, me and my family were working outside. We were attempting to get most of moms flowe … more →
gibbonsgarden wrote 2 weeks ago: One of the really interesting tasks we perform is to create new flower beds and form features from j … more →
turfsup wrote 3 weeks ago: Beautiful Fall Bloomers Extend your Gardening Season Autumn can be one of the most exciting seasons … more →
Jean wrote 1 month ago: I had intended for this to be a post about peonies, but events overtook my intentions; and the line … more →
Jean wrote 1 month ago: When I began gardening, I had never heard of hardy geraniums; I learned about them from a book on pe … more →
Jean wrote 2 months ago: Recently, I wrote that there are three things that can make a garden worth visiting for me (see Gard … more →
lalaugly wrote 2 months ago: you know when spring has arrived in sydney when the ber months start, cold gloomy days have turned t … more →
Jean wrote 2 months ago: While I find the process of digging the garden an onerous chore (see previous post, Garden Alchemy), … more →
Jean wrote 2 months ago: As summer turns into fall, we’ve entered a period of spectacular weather (finally!!) here in Maine: … more →
Jean wrote 3 months ago: In New England, late summer is the time for rudbeckia. The rudbeckia most people are familiar with a … more →
Just a Mom wrote 3 months ago: Two months ago we welcomed a cute little bouncing Gnome we named Weeder to our family. I even wrote … more →
Jean wrote 3 months ago: This weekend the last two buds opened on my Orange Bounty daylily — a bittersweet occasion, be … more →
Barbara wrote 3 months ago: Barbara: The vegetable garden provides us with deeply-appreciated sustenance for body and soul, but … more →
Sherry wrote 3 months ago: I am loving these bicolor black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia hirta ‘Sonora’). I have them plan … more →
Sherry wrote 4 months ago: I have seen quite a few of these hummingbird moths in the yard lately, even including some of the ni … more →
Sherry wrote 4 months ago: We have had thunderstorms here all day for the past two days, and during a lull in the rains I took … more →
Sherry wrote 4 months ago: My flower beds are all at their peak right now, and even though it is a lot of work to keep everythi … more →
Sherry wrote 4 months ago: My Stargazer lilies have been blooming for a while now. I love these gorgeous hybrid oriental lilies … more →