I have written thousands of words on this blog about deer: plants deer avoid, ways to fend off deer attacks, homemade deer spray, complaining about deer. Lots of complaining about deer. And a lot of… [Continue Reading]
Now’s the time to plan for next year’s garden
Well, it’s time to think about next year’s garden. I can hear what you’re thinking: But Erin, you haven’t even finished cleaning up this year’s garden! Aren’t you still trying to get a fence up… [Continue Reading]
Raised bed garden construction part 1: The first steps
I think it’s safe to say I may have underestimated how time intensive the process of building the new raised bed vegetable garden would be. I can say this with some authority since we are now… [Continue Reading]
What I did in the garden this weekend
It’s the time of year when big changes happen quickly in the garden and it’s easy for me to forget about them. So I thought I’d do a weekend wrap-up post to just show you… [Continue Reading]
PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR: A SHRUB BORDER
I tend to go on a bit here about taking stock of your garden so you can make changes next year, but that’s because I still think it’s one of the single best things you… [Continue Reading]
5 TIPS TO TAKE AWAY FROM A DESTINATION GARDEN
I used to find super cute clothes on vacation in some place with tropical weather, and I’d bring them home and try to wear them and it was a disaster every time. After I had… [Continue Reading]
WHY I DO STRANGE THINGS IN THE GARDEN
I grow an apple tree smack dab in the middle of the main part the garden, in one of the most noticeable places. It’s on one of the very dwarf root stocks so it won’t… [Continue Reading]
