Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra We’re more than a month past our first frost date here in southeastern PA, and indeed, we’ve already had several frosts, as well as one night down to 23 degrees F. The garden as a whole looks pretty dismal, but there...

It’s always a thrill to be able to connect a name with a plant. I enjoy being able to identify unknowns for others, and I’m delighted when someone can help me with those I’m puzzled by, but the very best feeling comes from figuring out an ID for...

  Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra “An embarrassment of riches” is the phrase that came to mind when I was trying to choose images for this month’s Bloom Day post. There were just too many for only one post, and anyway, it’ll soon be time for the...

Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra Some months, trying to keep up with two blogs is almost more than I can handle. September was so busy over at Gardening Gone Wild, with judging the GGW Picture This Photo Contest and coordinating the Garden Bloggers’...

Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra Is it really possible that it’s time for another Bloom Day already? Things are looking pretty wild about now, which, to be fair, is to be expected in a meadow. Oh, wait – that last one was the garden, not the meadow....