After returning from about a week away from the garden, I looked around last week and noticed two things: Overall, I’m pretty happy with how the garden is looking this year. I tend to think… [Continue Reading]
Archives for July 2014
BATTLING THE DESTROYERS OF (MY) UNIVERSE
One of my favorite things to do on a warm summer morning is take my cup of coffee and stroll around the garden. Most of the time I end up with dirty fingernails and a… [Continue Reading]
GET OUT OF YOUR GARDEN (AND INTO SOMEONE ELSE’S)
Garden tours are such a great way to give your own garden a dose of inspiration. A lot of times I poo-poo going on them because I’m busy, or it’s hot, or it’s buggy, or… [Continue Reading]
BACK TO MACKINAC
Hi all! I’m just back from my annual journey (via sailboat) to Mackinac Island and while I get my life back in order and get some proper posts (most of which I had dreams of… [Continue Reading]
PUTTING A LITTLE LIGHT ON EXTERIOR LIGHT SHOPPING
One of the things I particularly enjoy shopping for (other than plants or anything garden related) is lighting. It can also be exhausting because of the mind-boggling amount of options, but in general I find… [Continue Reading]
BAG IT UP: HOW TO PROTECT FRUIT FROM INSECT ATTACK
I am not growing a Ziploc bag tree, I promise. One of the houses on a garden tour I went to over the weekend was the original home of the super dwarf apple tree in… [Continue Reading]
TAMING A BOXWOOD MONSTER
I am an unapologetic lover of meatball boxwoods. I know plenty of people abhor manicured shrubs, particularly squatty balls of boxwood. I’m not one of them. They make me oddly happy. So much so that… [Continue Reading]