My Garden

  1. Around the Garden in February

    The Home Garden &bull Yesterday

    Purple Crocuses This are warming up again around our Tennessee garden this February. While I'm writing this post spring-like storms are pouring down outside. February again seems more like March than February! But that's how it is sometimes with our… Full Story »


  2. Hellebore Joy

    The Gardens of Petersonville &bull Feb 21, 2012

    In a quiet little corner in my garden in SJC by the front door is one of my favorite winter bloomers, this beautiful hellebore. I have a few white ones in the Moonlight Garden but they don't bloom like this… Full Story »

  3. Where have all the bees gone?

    DragonFly Garden &bull Feb 20, 2012

    This morning I noticed that there were very few bees around the garden. This is the time of the year when the garden should be buzzing with bees. You can see that we are in trouble, when the Queen Palm… Full Story »


  4. Perfume for the Garden

    The Gardens of Petersonville &bull Feb 19, 2012

    This is about life in my gardens. One is an acre on a hillside in Laguna Beach, California and the other is an acre in San Juan Capistrano, California. Heliotrope has such a sweet fragrance. I need to do more… Full Story »

  5. New York City 1

    Snappy's Gardens Blog &bull Feb 19, 2012

    I am back after a week in New York.I loved the big apple.I thought I would show some of my favourite photos.I took over three hundred.These yellow Taxi cabs were everywhere.This pic shows outside Grand Central Station,one of the grandest railway stations I have ever seen.The Chandelier lights and star covered ceiling are worth going into there even if you do not want to catch a train.There are also shops and restaurants in Grand Central.(I wanted to eat Oysters there,maybe next time!) This shows the Empire state building from the Hudson River… Full Story »

  6. Bloom day - February 15, 2012

    The Sun is Killing Me &bull Feb 15, 2012

    Spring is coming fast and furious to my garden this year! We have only had a few freezing nights all year and all the plants are about 2 weeks ahead of schedule. Speaking of grape, the Texas Mt. laurel is… Full Story »


  7. Did You Grow This Plant?

    Rock Rose &bull Feb 14, 2012

    Quite honestly I am ready for some color. So I am having to show you a flower that grew in my garden last year, Gomphrena "fireworks" Did you grow it or are you planning to do so this year? Wherever… Full Story »


  8. My Garden: Winter in Petaluma, California

    Garden Design &bull Feb 13, 2012

    Gallery Page Layout: Gallery A Full Story »

  9. On Losing Passion. On Quitting. On Going Through the Motions

    My Skinny Garden &bull Feb 13, 2012

    It's been nearly two months since my last post here. I've composed a lot of posts in my head but nothing makes it out of there. It's part laziness but some of it is the subject matter. Writing about these… Full Story »

  10. Growing Arugula (Rocket) in Your Garden

    GrowBlog &bull Feb 10, 2012

    The number one leafy green in my garden is not lettuce or spinach, but the rustic Mediterranean green known as arugula or rocket (Eruca sativa). Much more than just another green, arugula leads a double life as a weed-smothering companion… Full Story »

  11. It is Springlike

    A Garden Journal, Diary of Ilona's Garden &bull Feb 6, 2012

    This morning I woke up to hoarfrost on the ground, from the fog of last night. It seems as if we have had spring all through the winter months. Thanks to the Christmas Rose Hellebores I have had flowers in… Full Story »

  12. Spring flowers... Disjointed thoughts on winter and spring.

    Gardening in Central Florida &bull Feb 6, 2012

    A quick note... I've planted my spring flowers, a few weeks early... I already had zinnias and snapdragons planted, and so I added the following (some direct-sown, some in nursery pots): Zinnias, marigold (yellow and red), California poppies, and some… Full Story »


  13. Spotlight on our Writers' Favorite Articles, Part 2

    Dave's Garden &bull Feb 4, 2012

    Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. This is the second installment spotlighting our writing team's favorite articles. We hope you enjoy their thoughts about why they chose these paticular pieces. If you missed the earlier article, check out the first installment at this link. We'll be back next month with another article spotlighting… Full Story »

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  14. Groundhog Day: John Burroughs On A Flabby Beast

    A Way to Garden &bull Feb 2, 2012

    IHAVE LITTLE (NOTHING?) GOOD TO SAY about woodchucks, Marmota monax, even on their namesake Groundhog Day today. The only American animal with a holiday named for it simply makes me crazy by using my garden as a banquet table in… Full Story »

  15. READER PHOTOS! Carol's garden in Georgia

    Fine Gardening &bull Feb 2, 2012

    Today's photos are from Carol Stewart in Atlanta, Georgia. Carol says, "Here is a picture of my garden this past summer. I enjoy using annuals and perennials in my garden. My garden is always... Full Story »

  16. Garden Goals

    Bliss &bull Feb 1, 2012

    I like setting myself goals to achieve in the garden. My first goal was to have something in flower in my garden all year long. That proved to be a very easy goal to reach as I garden in zone… Full Story »

  17. Facing Environmental Disaster

    Growing with Plants &bull Jan 31, 2012

    I've been waiting for two years to write about this - and to avoid any bad juju, I just avoided writing about it. But now, I need to face the inevitable - we in Worcester Massachusetts are facing a biological… Full Story »


  18. The Frugal Gardener

    Dave's Garden &bull Jan 30, 2012

    Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. Editor's Note: This article was originally published on February 22, 2008. For example, when I stop to admire a flower, I can't help it if some of the seeds fall out into my hand.… Full Story »

  19. How to Space Plants in a Garden

    May Dreams Gardens &bull Jan 29, 2012

    I wonder a bit how it is that until last Friday, the 20th, I had never heard of Alfred Austin or his book, The Garden that I Love. How did my garden designer decide on that book to leave for… Full Story »

  20. Reusing Items for Seed Starting

    About.com - Organic Gardening &bull Jan 28, 2012

    Besides using my soil block maker, I am also a huge fan of reusing items destined for the trash or recycling bin for starting seeds indoors. With that in mind, I put the call out to some of my garden… Full Story »

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