There are signs of life in the garden. Somehow the leaves that I removed in fall reappeared and all of the perennials that I left standing in November are waiting to be chopped down, but… [Continue Reading]
Archives for March 2017
3 PLANTS I’LL GROW THIS YEAR
I keep lists of plants I’m on the hunt for in various places—on sheets of paper in my purse, in an app on my phone, at the back of my garden notebook. This way I… [Continue Reading]
SPRING: A TIME TO TAKE STOCK OF GARDEN PROJECTS TO COME
Happy spring! In preparation for the first day of spring, we spent some time over the weekend walking through our still partially snow covered yard taking an assessment of what needs doing this year. The… [Continue Reading]
WEEKEND FINDS
The week again got away from me, but that’s no reason not share some good stuff from the web. Here’s some of my favorite finds. Gardener admission: I don’t care for asparagus. I’ll eat it… [Continue Reading]
FINDING A FOCAL POINT
Big things happen in my garden when I’m not able to garden. It is absolutely a case of my gardening eyes being much larger than my gardening stomach, but what else is a gardener to… [Continue Reading]
THIS YEAR’S MASTER SEED LIST
Since I started growing plants from seeds in earnest a few years ago the amount of plants I produce has increased almost exponentially. That is only problematic from a space standpoint. I plant or have… [Continue Reading]
THE SHRUB QUEEN
Stacey Hirvela didn’t get into gardening the way many people do; it wasn’t something she was surrounded by. But her grandmother grew lily of the valley by the garage, and young Stacey was allowed to… [Continue Reading]