One of the great things about this time of year, when northern gardeners have no choice but to dream rather than do, is that it affords the great luxury of spending a great deal of time on research. I used to just go to the garden center and buy whatever struck my fancy that day. […]
I am SO ready to garden. I’ve started researching plants, planning garden chores and pulling out old copies of gardening magazines for inspiration. And judging by some of the comments I’ve gotten on Facebook, a lot of you are feeling the same way. Sounds like it’s time for a little dose of some great British […]
Have you ever started a project and then finished it three years later? I do it more often than I care to say. I remember when I got this table. After my grandmother died, a lot of the furniture from her house was shifted to the family cottage and some of the furniture from the […]
It is deep, dark winter here, but the new year always puts me in the mood to get things done. Today’s Friday Finds bears that out. Sow & Dippity has a great list of things a gardener can do to keep busy until spring. I have to check out some of the gardening apps she […]
Sometimes the choices for plants of the year befuddle me. I feel like maybe the people who choose them ran out of options (which is ridiculous because there are so many great plants out there) or maybe were wooed by something gorgeous but difficult to grow. I’m very happy to say that that’s not at […]
Traditional new year’s resolutions are for the birds, as far as I’m concerned. I gave up making them ages ago. Basically, I try to be a better person than I was the year before. But I thought it might be fun to make a few resolutions for gardeners. These are specific to me, but I […]
