Welcome to the Blind Pig edition of Schiddygarden.

Sometimes a great notion simply doesn’t fly.

It's the scariest time of year in our garden.

That burst of sound cracks open the doldrums of winter with its insistence of spring.

How to grow incredible camellias without even trying. At all.

Ivy grows like crazy. What's not to like?

Having breakfast outside in the sun is one of humankind’s most rewarding experiences .

Planting a completely whacked-out flower bed that defies common sense.

I don’t particularly care for cabbages and radishes, but I’m a sucker for alliteration.

Along came a Latrodectus and sat down for a semi-serious chat.

If you don't plant Leontodon, they will come anyway.

Is too much of a good thing a bad thing?

A timely gift of beautiful flowers put my larcenous impulses on hold.

Hellebores, you are woefully narcissistic and you can never get enough.

If you are inclined to low-grade entertainment, these are the bugs for you.

The clues: bare earth and unrequited mulch.

We needed a big dose of raw nature to restore our faith.

It's a gnarly old tree, but should I cut it down?

Friends warned that wisteria was a relative of extraterrestrial xenomorphs.

He was the greatest pet ever.