Consider this photo your annual reminder to never, ever plant mint directly in the ground. It will take over your garden, your yard, your life. That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t plant mint. It is… [Continue Reading]
Archives for June 2014
HOMICIDE IN THE GARDEN
Creepy crawlies are as much as part of gardening as soil and sun. Gardeners tend to have different views on such things, some taking as much interest in the bugs as the flowers and heralding… [Continue Reading]
THE STATE OF THE GARDEN (AKA WHAT’S HAPPENING)
There are so many things happening in the garden at this time of year. Sometimes I feel like I mention something and then completely forget to give you an update on it. So today I’m… [Continue Reading]
A YEAR OF CONTAINERS
I’ve finally finished planting all of my containers for this year. The weather since they’ve been in has not been great so they are not filling in as quickly as one would hope, but they’ll… [Continue Reading]
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY (COME BACK IN AUGUST)
Today’s post was supposed to be about the containers I planted this year, but somewhere along the line, the photos didn’t stay in it. So you can check that out tomorrow. In the meantime, I… [Continue Reading]
IT’S NOT A SEPTIC MOUND; IT’S A SCULPTURE STAND
If you haven’t lived in a rural area, you might not know about septic mounds. They are one of the most common ways to deal with septic in the country when you don’t have municipality-provided… [Continue Reading]
UNDOING WINTER’S DAMAGE
I’ve been feverishly working on finishing up the new garden area in the side/back yard and I’m almost there. I’m at the really fun part of arranging and planting now. I love planting a new… [Continue Reading]