Don’t keep looking over your shoulder to see where Summer went! Fall is here and if you don’t pay attention to it, you are likely to run smack dab into that snow bank called Winter, wondering what …
Not So Perfect Mums
At a local greenhouse, they have a type of mum they’ve called “Not So Perfect” which is half the price of the “Perfect” mums.They are just like the “Perfect” mums, except they are smaller, through no …
Late Green Beans
On this day of the Autumnal Equinox, which occurs at 5:18 EDT, what is the state of your vegetable garden? Choose one:(a) I’m still picking a lot of vegetables from it and it will take a hard frost to …
Did You Hear the One About the Toad Lilies?
Did you hear the one about the two toad lilies, Tricrytis sp., that hopped into my cart as a cruised very quickly through the big box hardware store?True story, it happened just yesterday. I was kind …
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09-09-09 In The Garden
Today is the 9th day of the 9th month of the 9th year of this century, and as usual, our thoughts turn to gardening.There are some interesting aspects to the number 9; some are curious, some are odd, …
I’m in Denial
I'm in denial.It is not possible, is it, for the Showy Stonecrop to be blooming now? These are fall flowers aren't they? It isn't fall, is it? It's still summer.I'm in denial.I'm ignoring the signs …