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August 2015

August 26, 2015

5 Things of Beauty for Today

Need a break from all the badness? Margaret Rose Realy, Obl OSB, offers a reprieve...

October 2014

October 10, 2014

Fall Blooming Pansies, Practical Gardening

In the Midwest, we’re all pretty familiar with fall mums, Russian sage, and flowering kale...

October 01, 2014

Feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower

On this first day of October, as we take our daily walk through the prayer...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

Forcing Bulbs for Preseason Color, Practical Gardening

When I plant containers of bulbs in the fall, I am thinking about the color...

September 19, 2014

Big Difference in Naturalizing and Perennializing Bulbs, Practical Gardening

Well, autumn is upon us and it’s nearly time for planting spring bulbs. Let’s start...

September 12, 2014

Storing Tender Bulbs, Practical Gardening

Each year I would plant a few tender bulbs for their summer blooms or dramatic...

September 05, 2014

Cuke Frog and Snapping Dragons

Just some pictures from the gardens... ...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Off with Their Heads! Deadheading for Reblooming, Practical Gardening

Like most gardeners I like a lot of flowers all season. If you’re not a...

July 16, 2014

Embroider the Earth with Prayer

I stooped at the waist to pull a few weeds. A twinge in my back...

July 09, 2014

Scent of Heaven

Next to the south wall of the screened porch is a small stand of Liliaceae...

July 04, 2014

7 Easy Steps to Bringing Flowers Indoors, Practical Gardening

From spring forsythia branches to fall garden mums I bring the beauty and fragrance of...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Filling those Bare Spots, Practical Gardening

The gardening season is well underway. It’s the time of year when bare spots show...

June 20, 2014

Water Wise, Practical Gardening

The heat of summer, especially in July and August, increases the challenges of maintaining a...

June 11, 2014

A Walk in the Garden

The transformation in my gardens in the past two years has been one of lightening...

May 2014

May 09, 2014

The Drama of Hydrangeas, Practical Gardening Series

It’s hard to beat the beauty of the big late-summer blooms of hydrangeas. With multiple...

May 02, 2014

Irises in the Garden, Practical Gardening Series

Irises have been a favorite perennial since childhood. They began my gardening and were there...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

Flowers of the Shroud of Turin

The Shroud of Turin was wrapped around the body of Jesus after it was taken...

April 16, 2014

Flowers of the Shroud of Turin

The Shroud of Turin was wrapped around the body of Jesus after it was taken...

April 04, 2014

Fall Mums in Spring, Practical Gardening Series

Mentioning hardy mums in the spring may seem like an oxymoron. Let me explain. For...

December 2013

December 06, 2013

Rosemary Dethrones Christmas Red!

I thought it would be nice to share this blog from last year with all...

November 2013

November 15, 2013

Blooms of Mary’s Sword

I remember as a child the sweet fragrance and stunning colors of the species Iris...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

A Walk through the Gardens

A light frost tats the edges of leaves... ...

September 2013

September 13, 2013

10 Steps for Saving Seeds; Practical Gardening Series

Collecting and saving seeds from one season to the next is simple and allows you...

September 10, 2013

Quote 9/10, Just Keep Going

I often find the greatest truths in the simplest garden lessons... The begonia is an...

June 2013

June 19, 2013

A Walk through the Gardens

Along a dappled woodlands path at St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt, Michigan. Images by Margaret Rose...

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