Colorado State Flower

Browsing through an old garden book that I purchased from a recent auction, I came across a lovely poem.  The title of the poem is “Dear, Old-Fashioned Columbine”.  I thought it appropriate since the Columbine is our state flower.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
“Dear, Old-Fashioned Columbine”
A Sermon Preached By A [...]

Favorite Quotes/Garden Jokes

“From December to March, there are for many of us three gardens -
the garden outdoors,
the garden of pots and bowls in the house,
and the garden of the mind’s eye.”
-   Katherine S. White

I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember. ‘We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,’
I heard [...]