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With a focus on gardening in zone 5 and in general, this blog includes trivia, many photos, and the adventures that go along with trying to make a little corner of the world a bit prettier. And there are the eight cats, too...
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Keeping the Azalea Under Wraps
Azaleas are somewhat of an iffy sort here in Zone 5b, meaning they are supposed to survive our cold winters and bloom beautifully in the spring, but sometimes they do neither. I've lost a couple of them to the cold and while the lone shrub we h...
April's In Bloom!
It's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day once again, and finally we have real flowers blooming in the gardens outside! We've emerged from the depths of winter relatively unscathed, in spite of it coughing up its one final breath this week. Monday and Tuesday...
Spring's Temporary Insanity
I know that spring is supposed to be a fickle season. Rain, sun, wind, snow, tornadoes, frost, floods, hail, sleet, thunder, just for starters. (What else is there?) But gardeners are eternal optimists and we don't think the ugly stuff will happen...
When Invasives Invade Your Garden
I think we're all aware that each state has a list of invasive species that you are discouraged from planting and in some cases, prohibited from doing so. The main reason non-native invasives are no-nos is because they tend to choke out or inhibit ...
First Crocus and Other Things
First CrocusMarch 15, 2008It's as if they were waiting for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day to make their debut. Several days ago, I noticed the purple crocus (that I didn't plant) was showing color. This little clump (that I didn't plant) is the first t...
A Really Good Day
I've got Spring Fever. I and a few thousand of my closest Midwestern friends.The high temperature for today was 67°F and if that isn't impressive enough, consider that the low just three days ago was 8°F. Two days later, the temperature at 11:00 ...
Witch Hazel - Is It or Isn't It?
I have been whining and lamenting all over the blogosphere about my lack of witch hazel blooms. Time after time, I see yellows, reds, oranges, and even yellow AND orange together in beautiful photos on other blogs. Some are in the same zone I am, s...
Snow Can Cover a Multitude of Sins
As I learn more about gardening and garden design, I try to pay attention to how my garden will look in all seasons. While there's just no getting around the ugly brown and mush and otherwise unattractive death in the garden during winter, there are...
