Garden Musings

'Bric-a-brac' I don't know what your idle times are like, but ProfessorRoush has but a few minutes in his busy life to devote to...

Despite my momentary elation at the triple alliteration of the title, Professorroush finds it hard to believe that he has never raved in lyr...

Come one, come all, to the 'Prairie Moon' Ball! White and cream petals closed at each morning, Exposed golden stamens are shining ea...

 I've spoken before about the surprise to me that peonies seem to volunteer everywhere in my garden and of the   volunteer peonies  that...

Okay, the first rule of 2021 is that we don't talk about "the year prior."  We leave behind here all reference to the misery a...

And.....winter again.  Just as ProfessorRoush was hoping to put the seasonal losses behind us, spring whimpered out of the way and let winte...

A few weeks ago, on a partially random internet purchasing foray, I came across How Not to Kill a Peony; An Owners Manual , a 2018-dated pap...

'Buckeye Belle' ....at least not when spring has arrived, a spring for which you've waited impatiently over the past 2.5 eon...

I, ProfessorRoush, of normally sane intellect and body, must now confess that yesterday I participated, nay, I joyfully surrendered, to that...

Ssshhhh.  There it is.  Do you see it?  Be careful, don't spook it!  Yes, I'm referring to that pinkie-sized little burgundy-red bul...

'Buckeye Belle' The peony show is nearly over for this year, but due to sold out crowds, I have booked it for another showing ne...

No, this is not a photograph of a psychedelic alien landscape from a light-lifetime away, nor is it a scene from Charlie and the Chocolate...