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WELCOME to my personal garden site with this philosophy: "The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives."~ Gertrude Jekyll
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Gardens For Health, Wealth, And Happiness
Those of us who garden don’t have to be convinced about the benefits of making and having a garden. But for the rest of those who might be sitting on the fence and doubting whether the effort and time spent...
Read MoreBlue Sky Flowers
Heavenly Blue Come Down Into The Garden I was traveling the Highway in an area of the Western United States and looking down below me at a home in the desert (to my Ohioan eyes) on to a patch of shimmering blue...
Read MoreJune Chores 2013
I know a cardinal rule of gardening in Ohio is to plan vacations during times...
Read MoreHow To Transplant Peonies
May is the time when Peonies begin to bloom, and we start wondering “How...
Read MoreMay Chores 2013: Time To Get Out The Gardening Tools
It has a been quite a cold spring in many areas of the country, and Ohio,...
Read MoreFancy A Forsythia?
The Forsythia Shrub, Is It For You? It is the season for forsythia in the sun...
Read MoreHow To Train Pyracantha
Pyracantha is a stiff, thorny, strongly upright shrub, and one of the best...
Read MoreAnnuals For Your Garden: Nasturtium
Lovely Summer Nasturtiums Tropaeolum majus are a favorite for a Child’s...
Read MoreA Garden of Simples, Growing Medicinal Herbs
The Medicinal Herb Garden A “Simple” was an herbal plant grown on...
Read MoreAnnuals For Your Garden: Nicotiana
Nicotiana For Summer Evening Fragrance Nicotiana, Flowering Tobacco, is an...
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