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Tree peonies buds are great examples of survival in the garden. Tree peonies are the blessing of my garden and perhaps yours as well. When the weather is finicky, I spend the winter checking to see if they do not bud out too early. While other gardening friends worried about too much rain, I thought, it’s ok my tree peonies need a drink to get through the winter. Winds, a little snow, and a ring of

Lee May, Author, Storyteller, Journalist, an African-American Garden Writer to be proud of…and a gardener gone too soon. Gardener gone too soon can be applied to many of our Elders who taught us the joy of gardening. Whether it was a parent, a grandparent, a neighbor or friend, the gift of gardening continues to bring us joy. A gift given to me by a gardener I never met was from Lee May. Lee May is

It is time to start thinking about Spring. The distraction of seed catalogs, garden design magazines and of course the Philadelphia Flower Show keeps me in another world.  Distracted…happily! I knew my 2019 trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show was going to be a treat! Especially when I heard the theme was Flower Power.Where did the phrase “Flower Power come from? This term became a popular slogan used in 1960 – 70+/- by the American

Repurposed foliage can last a considerable amount of time in a cool home or office. Foliage bouquets on a winter day can be a lifesaver. The traditional bouquet is generally filled with blooming plants that are terrific eye candy. After the blooms have faded, the leftover foliage is no longer appreciated. This is true even in the garden. Most gardeners tend to plan and plant for color on those hot summer days. The evergreens quietly

Please be safe as you share the excitement of new beginnings in a new year, as well as the anticipation of what lies ahead. May we practice kindness, tolerance and reach back to uplift others in this garden plot called life. It is never too muddy to support each other. Never too cloudy to look at things from a different perspective. Most importantly, it is never to anything, that we cannot share the Love of