Well, Spring is on its way.  Only a couple of weeks until official Spring, but we have crocus in bloom and lots of shoots everywhere, so I guess it’s really coming.   We actually worked in the yard yesterday, for the first time in I don’t know how long.  And the forcast here is for temps to [...]

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Cannas, or Canna Lilies, lost favor for a while in the American garden, but we’re rediscovering the beauty of these tall flowers with large colorful heads with interesting leaf patterns. By the way, Cannas aren’t true lilies, but are members of the Cannaceae family.

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Happiness Farms. Nice name, hunh? “HAPPINESS FARMS, INC is the world’s largest commercial caladium farm.” Enough said. If you’re looking for caladiums, this is the place.

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Check out the Tasteful Kitchen in the menu bar. There’s an herb usage chart and tips for how to harvest and store fresh herbs. There’s a page on herbs and antioxidants and a page on canning tomatoes (with recipes). They even sell both garden tools and kitchen gadgets. Nice site. Click on their logo to go there

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There are all sorts of catalogs for the Garden Dreamer, both online and off line.  Let’s start with seed catalogs.  And let’s start our look at seed catalogs with Johnny’s Seed Catalog.   What I like about Johnny’s is that they don’t sell any varietal or tool that they haven’t tested themselves.  And their list [...]

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