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December 2015

December 23, 2015

Almanac for Catholic Gardeners

Almanacs are filled with fun facts and gardening advice. Margaret Rose Realy, Obl OSB, has...

September 2015

September 02, 2015

Tree Hugging Saints who Preceded Tree Hugging Pope Francis; St. Oengus

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, September 1, was a great day...

May 2015

May 22, 2015

Mother has the Patience of a Saint

Gardening with disabilities and limitations can be challenging. Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB, offers solutions...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

Eat Your Yard! Practical Gardening and Edible Landscape Solutions

Fresh produce from the garden is one of the simplest delights of summer. What’s not...

March 2015

March 18, 2015

How to Grow a Garden with Fortitude, 3 of the Best Plants!

Catholic gardeners can express their faith with plants. Margaret Rose Realy, Obl OSB, offers plants...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Gardeners Love These 16 Flowers for the 8 Beatitudes

Herbaceous plants and hardwoods hold meaning in Christian art. Throughout history flowers have been used to signify...

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 03, 2014

Transplanting Perennials and Hardwoods, Practical Gardening

October is a lovely time of year for dividing and transplanting in your gardens. The...

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... ...

August 2014

August 22, 2014

August To-dos, Practical Gardening

Our warmest month in southern Michigan is usually August. The heat—though we seem to be...

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 11, 2014

Hope Filled Art of Pruning

I love to prune. It's like art to me, a hope filled art. Each cut...

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 13, 2014

10 Fun and Easy Practical Gardening Tips

Over the years I've collected a number of these tips from friends, magazines, online, or...

June 11, 2014

A Walk in the Garden

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

June 06, 2014

Celery Stubs, Practical Gardening Fun

Celery is part of nearly every day in my kitchen. It gets chopped in most...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Watering the Birds, Practical Gardening (with a video!)

Water is a necessity for all life. Birds need water for drinking and preening; it...

May 16, 2014

Mulch Madness, Practical Gardening

Applying mulch is the best time-saving measure a gardener can take. This is true for...

May 14, 2014

At the Scent of Water

Planting fruit trees is not something done lightly. They represent a long term commitment to...

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 25, 2014

Powdery Mildew on my Veggies?! Practical Gardening Series

Powdery mildew is a general name for a few different species of fungi that infect...

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...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Father’s Hands

The love of greenhousing began when I was very young. I remember being carried on my...

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