Home Garden Companion
Ilona's Garden Journal
Spring season is always a matter of logistics when you live in a cold climate. In temperate Ohio we go from cold-can't-do-anything conditions to hot-don't-want-to-do-anything weather with only a fleeting spring in between. We can count on two months … [Read more...] about Garden Logistics
I haven't surfed garden blogs in forever, it seems. But today was different and I garnered some great ideas that I hope to put to work for me this year. We'll see. It all depends on both how diligent I am and how much traveling I need to do. (Since I … [Read more...] about More for me than you, Garden Planning
Catching Up With Summer Working Away At the Frontline I swore to myself I wouldn't do this, but I miscalculated how much I wanted to spend time with grandkids (even though it meant numerous 9 hr. trips). I am now playing catch … [Read more...] about What I’m Weeding Out
That is me. I went on a marathon binge of weeding last week - the weather was so lovely and I was feeling full of zip and determination. I had missed the garden... it seemed that I was spending more time on the road and in the house and needed some … [Read more...] about The Ailing Weeder
The corn as it tasseled in late July We are finally getting summer season weather- at the final ending days of August . Not that I'm complaining, because I thought all those pseudo June days were simply glorious. But I'm not getting much … [Read more...] about News In A Nutshell
I saw the first sprinkle of dandelions blooming in my lawn. Of course, I have been well aware of their presence, since their spreading sunburst of leaves have been burgeoning along quite hardily all season. I have already paid my little girl for a … [Read more...] about Le Dent de Lion
