Gardening Imagined vs. Gardening Reality

From the Garden of Faith, Hope & Love FB page

There is a picture deep in our minds of what a gardener looks like, and the enchanting time they spend enjoying their garden. The image is serene and peaceful. Perhaps something like this one, complete with a graceful young lady gathering roses, clad . . . → Read More: Gardening Imagined vs. Gardening Reality

Wally’s Tremendous (Organic) Tomato Tips

I knew I was doing something wrong with my tomatoes. Big bushy plants, very few tomatoes. I even know the main problem – me! I put the plants in the ground and pretty much ignore them. I did make progress last year. At least my tomatoes got some serious support from these old fence pieces. . . . → Read More: Wally’s Tremendous (Organic) Tomato Tips

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Share Those Lilac Blooms

You may find this hard to believe, but only 37% of the folks in Chicagoland have a flower garden. Of that 37%, only 13% have lilacs. Of those 13%, only 7% cut the flowers to make bouquets.

Ok, so I made up the statistics, but the principal is true – not everyone has lilacs. . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Share Those Lilac Blooms

Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – This Is What Creativity Looks Like In Sweden

How can it be time for Favorites on the Fifth again? Can today really be the 5th? Can it really be May? Doesn’t the world know I’m busy tagging, sorting, inventorying, and selling dahlias and can’t spend time at my computer? Is Erik Johansson really flattened onto the ironing board you see below? Ok, now . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – This Is What Creativity Looks Like In Sweden