When I wrote about starting a gardening journal in January 2024, I chose to use the free Garden Journal from the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
I wanted to record my gardening adventure in 2024, including what I planted, when seeds germinated, what did well, what didn’t, and hopefully have a reference for future years of gardening.
I had high hopes a digital journal would work well for me.
Continue reading Gardening Journal: Part 2
With last week’s rain showers, I was concerned how peonies at the W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden in Nichols Arboretum would hold up.
And I was right.
With an early bloom this year, the heavy weight of the rain-covered flowers caused many branches to bend in arches to the ground.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Peonies After the Rain
Native to Michigan, Southern Blue Flag iris is one of the native plants I bought last year at the Kensington Metropark spring native plant sale.
The plants sold at the sale are from seed collected from metropark plants.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Southern Blue Flag