I’ve had plenty of winter this year, yessiree. It is mid-February and that means the worst is over and spring is on its way. Eventually. February gardening in Ohio usually means lots of waiting, unless you are starting your seeds inside. Then, under the lights you see sprouts of spring -just about when March is […]
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Lawn Politics
I’m sorry, I sort of had to laugh when reading an exchange between two garden writers. Not sure what social media form it was, but one let slip the admiration for a lawn. The silent gasp was almost audible from the other, though it was rather polite, and the first gardenperson was not quite, but […]
Mowing and Weeding
Sorry the pictures aren’t up yet, I’ve kept too busy to blog properly, although I have tried to keep the facebook going. Mowing and weeding are all we are doing right now. Ohio has turned into a rain forest, it seems, the perennials are lush and the grass abundant. Unfortunately, the fields have flooded and […]
St. Francis Joke All About Gardens
A Christian Garden Joke “One heavenly spring morning, God got into a conversation with St. Francis about lawns. The conversation went something like this……. GOD: St. Francis, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there in the USA? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistle, and […]
