Sometimes you just want your questions answered in a short and sweet format. No scrolling through long lines of copy outlining instructions or information that while you may benefit from it later, doesnt pertain to your pressing search at the moment. “Shorts”, this is that format. Can I Plant Bushes in the Month of August? […]
basic gardening
Garden Logistics
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 to get soil prepared and everything planted. Some years there may be some earlier breaks and […]
Good Neighbor Gardening
Reading Stuart’s Gardening FOR the neighbours post of this past month started me reminiscing about different neighbors and a few of my front yard garden opinions. First the opinions: I think the front yard space ought to take the public into account. “What will the neighbors think?” doesn’t usually matter much to me, except in […]
A Day In The Life
Saturday started out quite nicely. I sat on my front porch, drinking my morning coffee, and was given the gift of watching a hummingbird visit the lavender flowers of my hostas. I am almost superstitious in thinking that it is a good omen whenever I see a special bird, especially hummingbirds. That shouldn’t be surprising […]
