Calling all Garden Fairies and Wizards! Get your paint brushes ready! Sunday, June 26th we will be participating in a fun fundraiser to help create an art and music center in Safety Harbor.
Yearly Archives: 2011
Roses are Easy Again
Roses used to be easy. But then they got all fancy-dancy and found themselves unnaturally displayed in rows, needing lots of coddling and chemicals. Hybridized to death, roses ended up looking like women from the 1950s who couldn’t wait to get home to strip of their girdles. A common complaint among…
Yo! Rose Season In Brooklyn
In my hometown of Buffalo the running story was always Weather with a capital W. But it seems everywhere on the planet this spring, Weather has been a major part of each story riveting our attention. We started 2011 with an exceptionally high number of major snowstorms here and lethal…
CRS: Challenges of an aging gardener
It’s finally spring in my northeast garden. As I walk the beds looking for mulch to brush away here, a weed to pull there, my observations return to a single theme: What the hell is that? The aging brain and flowers that disappear over a long winter are not a…
Roses in your blood, literally
I love roses – all types, shapes, colors, sizes. However, I have never lived in a place long enough that is rose friendly. So each spring I would make my annual trek to the local rose garden and get my fill (is that possible?) of heady delight. In NYC, it…
Garden signs, a great way to personalize your outdoor spaces
There are a myriad ways to express yourself in your garden, from your plant choices to your patio furniture. Consider adding contemplative or comical messages to your outdoor spaces– a great way to individualize your garden and show off your personal style. [portfolio_slideshow id=2563] Garden signs run the gamut of…
May Day at Margo’s
Garden Fairy Member Transformations have been going strong for twelve years Traditionally, we hold the transformations every two weeks on Sundays for three hours. In an effort to recover from our marathon mural making Mother Meres project we took a short break this spring. Our reunion at Margo’s found everyone…
Garden Fairies visit the 25th Anniversary of the Green Thumb Festival
A couple of years ago The Garden Fairies had a booth at the Green Thumb Festival, but this year we opted to just be visitors. Held the last weekend of April, the festival has been going strong for 25 years. Early risers make sure to get there to Walter Fuller Park…
Parading Around at The Dunedin Life & Light Lantern Parade & Festival
Tina Marie Avila, owner of Casa Tina Restaurant, has had a ten year dream to light up the night in Downtown Dunedin with handmade lanterns. Many thanks to Tina, a tireless promoter of fun things to do in Dunedin. Held in honor of Earth Day The Life & Light Lantern…
What’s Bloomin’ Now! Bougainvilleas
Bougainvilleas are considered one of the world’s most beautiful flowering vines They are members of the Four-O’Clock (Nyctaginaceae) family and are native to Brazil, Peru and Argentina. These colorful climbing shrubs have paper-like blossoms which are actually bracts, located just below the flower stalk. Look closely into the middle of…