Today is International Kitchen Garden Day. Are you growing some of your food in your own garden? If not and you have space to do so, you should. Nothing tastes better than food you grew yourself. I …
On Digging
I need to do some digging!I ran across some information on the British television program Time Team, about a team of archaeologists and others who do archaeological digs around Great Britain.I had not …
Cleome ‘Linde Armstrong’
This is Cleome 'Linde Armstrong', one of the Athens Select plants bred to do well in hot weather. I've been reading some "disparaging remarks" about cleome on several blogs , remarks about it having …
August Lilies
Here's a hosta that deserves the name "August Lily". I have several different hostas in my gardens, as much as my pittance of shade and/or part sun allows. I don't think most of the hostas deserve the …
Summer Harvest with Eggplant
I am eating well from the garden these days. This picture is what I had time to pick on Sunday. Please notice the three eggplants. Eggplant is my favorite vegetable, and once a year I have fried …
Mower Up
I went to a minor league baseball game this evening. For me, there are just two reasons to go to a baseball game, maybe three. The first is you get to see some of the best lawn in town. They really …