Karl's Garden Blog

Out of all the things I thought I might someday put in a garden, a toad was definitely not on that list. In fact, I’d probably in the past have gone out of my way to get a toad OUT of the garden if I’d ever noticed it in the first place.
Until the Cucumber [...]

Well, for the first time, I’ve managed to catch a Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. And fittingly enough, I managed to catch the May one! Happy Mothers Day at that, y’all.
The marigolds have been blooming profusely for a month or more now, and some of them seem to be doing their jobs while others seem [...]

I planted some purple and white cosmos on the side of the house to fill in a large, otherwise empty bed and to (hopefully) attract some Big Eyed Bugs that will eat the huge number of chinch bugs that ate my lawn last year.
I love these wildflowers for their variety and color. It’s so [...]