We started with my four most used tools and yesterday I covered pruning and raking tools. Today I’m going to hit you with all the rest, so hang onto your hats. Just to review, these… [Continue Reading]
Archives for August 2014
MY FAVORITE TOOLS (PART 2: PRUNING & RAKES)
Yesterday, in the first part of My Favorite Tools, I covered what I consider to be my four essential tools; the ones I reach for almost every time I garden. Today I’m going to get… [Continue Reading]
MY FAVORITE TOOLS (PART 1)
I love tools and gadgets and I’m always searching for the next great thing. There is such satisfaction that comes from having the right tool for that job. In my quest to have the right… [Continue Reading]
FIVE WAYS TO DEAL WITH WEEDS (WITHOUT CHEMICALS)
Even though we are in that sort of sweet spot of summer when there isn’t much to be done in the garden other than enjoy all the hard work, there is still one job that… [Continue Reading]
A ROSE IS A ROSE (EXCEPT WHEN IT’S DEAD)
Can anyone explain to what it is about roses that makes gardeners go nutty? OK, maybe some of you may have been able to resist the siren song of this queen of all flowers, but… [Continue Reading]
CHECKING IN ON THIS SUMMER’S CONTAINERS
Somewhere along the line it became August. I have no idea how that happened and I’m none too happy about it, but that means I better check in with the containers like I promised I… [Continue Reading]
FIVE PERENNIALS I’D NEVER BE WITHOUT
I have had a lot of favorite/top posts in the works and was planning to run them over the course of a week, but this is my 600th post on this blog so I thought… [Continue Reading]