Garden fairies are surprised early in the morning

Garden fairies are surprised early in the morning

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Garden fairies here.

We are garden fairies and we decided to write a post to warn everyone that Carol is getting up quite early to work in the garden these days.

Well, at least she did today. We aren't sure if this will continue but Granny Gus McGarden, our favorite garden fairy who pretty much runs the Vegetable Garden Catheral was startled to see Carol sauntering out to the garden early

Rhetorical Questions

Rhetorical Questions

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I went to the local greenhouse to get some more containers of Geranium 'Rozanne', which I have somehow fallen in love with this spring.

I knew when I went to the greenhouse I was going to buy the plants, and I knew I was going to buy those plants from them because I already bought some from them earlier but needed more, and they were kind and gracious enough to add some to their latest

Garden fairies discuss a dire situation

Garden fairies discuss a dire situation

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Garden fairies here.

We are garden fairies and we cannot remember when we last posted on this blog but we know it was a while ago.

We are a little miffed that readers didn't clamor for us to write something sooner but we will get over it and besides we are far too busy to spend time here on this blog. After all, it is spring and we have flowers to open up all over the garden, including this

I took my tree to Tree Court

I took my tree to Tree Court

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I took my tree to Tree Court.

I'm breaking up with it.

Me: Your Honor, this tree has not performed its tree duties in the almost seven years it has been taking up residence in my garden.  It refuses to have flaking bark like other paperbark maple trees and has barely grown since it was planted.  At one point, Your Honor, my sister thought it was a weed tree that I just let grow there.

The

Sailing through the garden on the good ship 'Rain Again'

Sailing through the garden on the good ship 'Rain Again'

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Dear Olive,

Greetings from the good ship 'Rain Again'.

We've had quite the journey through Spring so far. We've sailed along with six or more inches of rain in the last ten days or so, depending on which rain gauge you believe. My garden is thoroughly and unequivocably saturated from it all.

The cruise director on the good ship 'Rain Again' has kept me busy, more or less, while we've been

Mother's Day Comedic Relief

Mother's Day Comedic Relief

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Can you see it? That's May 14th on the horizon. I hear her waters are calm, the weather is mild, and naps abound. We're close. For many of us, it has been "all about Mom" for weeks - nay, months! I say it's time for a little respite and some good ol' laugh therapy to help push us through the breakers, and onto the peaceful shores of Mother's Day. 

Some E Cards

Tweeting Moms: 

 

Moms by Comedians

"Thanks, Mom"

(I had to sneak in at least ONE pun)

Don't forget to laugh this week and Happy Mother's Day, everybody!

It's been a glamorous week in the garden

It's been a glamorous week in the garden

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It's been a glamorous week in the garden.

I spent time nearly every day this past week digging out compost from my three compost bins on the east end of the Vegetable Garden Cathedral. Those bins are right where I plan to put a new flower border.

Why add a new flower border? Because the Cathedral needs more flowers. But rest assured and breathe easier because I have not given up on composting

A Few Suggestions for Plant Variety Names

A Few Suggestions for Plant Variety Names

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I have  few suggestions for plant variety names that would make it much easier for me to remember them.

I suspect other gardeners will also find my suggested names much easier to remember, too.

My first suggested plant variety name is 'I Lost the Plant Tag'.

Can you imagine yourself out in the garden telling someone what the name of your latest daylily purchase is?

"What's the name of

What a gardener's DNA test reveals

What a gardener's DNA test reveals

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How many of you faithful readers have sent off for a DNA test to find out where your ancestors came from and who you might be related to?

I sent off my saliva for a DNA test about six months ago and nearly forgot about it until an email popped up with my results.

Most of what they reported was about what I expected. As I reviewed the details, though, I saw at the bottom there was a note

Five places to hide your plant purchases

Five places to hide your plant purchases

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'Tis the season for gardeners everywhere to flock back to their local garden centers and greenhouses to load up on new plants for their gardens.

My local supplier, I mean greenhouse, is packed with all kinds of pansies, violas, and other frost tolerant flowers just begging me to buy them and take them home.  So far, I've purchased three flats of pansies, three flats of alyssum and five flats

The I Love Dandelions Society Established 2017

The I Love Dandelions Society Established 2017

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I've decided to establish the I Love Dandelions Society.

What are the society's goals?

To encourage the use of the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a suitable and highly desired ground cover for flower borders and vegetable garden beds.

To promote the beauty of dandelions that grow up through sidewalk cracks or establish themselves in the middle of perennial flowers.

To support those

One, two, plant a shoe

One, two, plant a shoe

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Finally after over 20 years of wearing them around the garden, I've officially retired from active service a pair of my garden clogs.

Though retired, I'm sure the clogs did not want to be thrown unceremoniously into the rubbish bin or be tossed without fanfare to a corner of the garage, never to be seen again.

Like anyone or anything in retirement, these clogs begged to have a new life, to

A New Book: A One Act Play

A New Book: A One Act Play

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A New Book

A One Act Play

By

Carol M.

Gardenangelist


Cast of Characters

Garden Fairies………………………………Assorted Garden Fairies
Granny Gus McGarden..................................The garden fairy who tends the vegetable garden

TIME: Early Spring
SETTING: A garden


ACT ONE

SCENE 1


(We see some garden fairies huddled around the compost bins in the vegetable garden)




GARDEN FAIRY 1(

Garden Fairies Write a Press Release

Garden Fairies Write a Press Release

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Garden fairies here.

We are garden fairies and we are busy because spring is coming early but when we got word of Carol's book that blew in during the big winds from a few days ago, we decided to pause in our spring flower duties and write a press release.

That is why the lovely crocus pictured here isn't open yet.  We had to stop everything and work on the press release.

Have garden fairies

Garden Fairies Cancel Celebration of End of Winter

Garden Fairies Cancel Celebration of End of Winter

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No one knew who put up the sign, but when the garden fairies woke up shivering, they saw it, set at an angle so the snow stuck to it.

Honoria Hellebore wiped the snow off and read it to everyone gathered around.

"The celebration of the end of winter has been cancelled due to snow."

When word of the cancellation reached Granny Gus McGarden out in the Vegetable Garden Cathedral, she nodded

Witchhazel for Wildflower Wednesday

Witchhazel for Wildflower Wednesday

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Which witchhazel do you have?

Which hazel? Like the maid on the old television comedy Hazel?

No.

Witchhazel.

That's what I asked. Which hazel?

The spring one.

Oh, the spring one.  Does she focus on spring cleaning?

No, she's a plant.

Oh, so not that Hazel?

No, witchhazel.

That's what I asked. Which hazel?

The plant one? What's she called?

Which hazel?

Are we asking about Hazel

Garden Fairies discuss sunny and 67º in February

Garden Fairies discuss sunny and 67º in February

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Garden fairies here.

We are garden fairies and we have not posted for awhile, which as you know, is not our fault.

Carol hogs the computer. She doesn't like us to post too often because she said, "How am I going to be taken seriously as a garden writer and disseminator of great gardening wisdom if I let garden fairies post on my blog?"

As if!

We have a thing or two to explain to Carol about

Dear Garden Blog...

Dear Garden Blog...

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Hellebores, what would winter be without them?

Dearest Garden Blog,

I'm writing to offer my apologies for neglecting you for over a week. It was not my intention to leave you with no new updates for such a long time but time slipped away from me.

Rest assured, of course, that I have not been blogging elsewhere. I would never do that to you, my faithful blog who has been with me for well over

Enga: Enemy of the Garden

Enga: Enemy of the Garden

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The other day, I had a close up encounter with Enga, short for ENemy of the GArden.

Enga a fat squirrel who hangs out around the bird feeders, trying to steal the peanuts I've been putting out for the blue jays.

The blue jays love the peanuts. At times I've counted six or more blue jays hanging around the crabapple tree, waiting for their chance to get a peanut from the peanut wreath.

Then

Garden fairies take umbrage

Garden fairies take umbrage

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Patiently waiting for helleborus buds to open

Garden fairies here.

We are garden fairies and we take umbrage! We are beside ourselves after taking a look through this book that Carol is getting ready to publish.

Please sit down and hold tight as we tell you...

There is just one mention of garden fairies in the entire book.

We are garden fairies so we will just take a moment and let that