At this time five years ago I would have been about 10 big contractor garbage bags in to my annual garlic mustard weed pull. The property, actually the neighborhood, was full of it. I would… [Continue Reading]
ENJOY YOUR GARDEN PATH & THE INEVITABLE MAINTENANCE
Sometimes I am tempted to create more gardens (which I absolutely do not need) simply to create more garden paths. I don’t know why I have a love affair with paths, but I collect pictures… [Continue Reading]
GARDENERS, KNOW THY ENEMY (aka THE GARDENING SIN CONFESSIONAL IS OPEN)
Not too long ago I offered absolution of garden shopping sins and many of you took me up on that offer (don’t worry, I’m an ordained minister of the Internet Church of the Garden so… [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]
The garden will keep, summer will not
We had our annual master gardener picnic last week in which we visit members’ gardens and then eat a lot of food. I arrived early at the main garden to help set up the food… [Continue Reading]
Friend or foe?
I have a confession. I might be growing huge weeds in my garden on purpose. Well, sort of on purpose. Gardening guru Margaret Roach likes to identify her weeds and her reasoning makes sense: If… [Continue Reading]
Killing weeds organically: sometimes you just need a little elbow grease
I thought it might be time to check in on my little weed-killing project. If you recall, this was an area of the yard that we are trying to reclaim for a bit of grass…. [Continue Reading]
