Hi everyone, and Happy New Year! I want to talk about books today. First off, I want to thank everyone who bought my books in 2011. I was especially surprised and amazed by the response to my books at Christmas time. Totally Decked, my Christmas short story, sold like hotcakes. I don’t know if it was [...]
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27 Nov
Petal Pushers: Winterize your Dahlias
Happy Thanksgiving, fellow gardeners! I hope you have pulled your dahlia bulbs and have them ready to store for the winter. Are you ready to put your dahlia bulbs to bed? It’s easy, and if you over-winter dahlia bulbs, you get a big spring bonus! You will notice that the single lobe I planted last [...]
5 Nov
Petal Pushers-Put Your Dahlias to Bed!
Hello dedicated gardeners! In my Zone 5 garden, the dahlias tell me when it’s time to give it up for the growing season. If you have checked out Buzz Miller’s Facebook page you saw the beautiful bloom from my “Giraffe” dahlia I bought from Willow Creek gardens (www.WillowCreekGardens.com). Take a look at their stuff. They offer beautiful bulbs, [...]
21 Oct
Fall In!
Fall is falling fast in my Zone 5 garden. We have had beautifully warm weather up until this week, and that means prolonged blooms and time to get more perennials in the ground before the freeze hits. We’ve already had frost on the pumpkin this fall, but it didn’t last much past dawn. However, the caladium wilted, the coleus [...]
9 Aug
Hosta la Vista, Baby!
Hosta la Vista Baby! That is the title of my newest Olive Branch Mystery! Give it a try-it’s only 99 cents! Speaking of hosta, I knew a guy who yanked his hosta out of the ground like weeds. “Hosta laVista” to him meant get rid of as much of the stuff as he could. He mowed it down too! I think he [...]
25 Jul
It’s County Fair Time!
Hanging flower basket Yep, it’s county fair time and I think I’m ready! This year I’m not so much into the cut flower thing as I am into my containers. Like many of you, I cut way back on my flower spending this year, but containers of any and all kinds are versatile and moveable. [...]
12 Jul
What’s the Buzz?
I’m telling you, it is so nice to see summer arrive in the Upper Midwest I can hardly contain myself! The calf-high corn on the 4th of July has doubled in size in the last week or so. My perennials are gorgeous…I love perennials-even I can’t kill them! What is the garden buzz this month? [...]
