Brought to you by popular vote, tonight’s “pick a post” is about turnips.Brassica rapa. The common turnip. Why have I never tried to grow turnips in my garden? I’m an experienced gardener; I’m getting …
Working on Some Goals: Bonsai
One of the best things about setting goals instead of making resolutions is goals seem less tied to a specific date. We can set them anytime we want to sit down and make some plans.Those darned …
Gifts Given
The other day, I posted a picture of the gift I got for the person whose name I drew out for the family gift exchange.Even though it was the biggest gift under the tree and had that gigantic gift tag …
Giving Gifts
I might have given the impression in my post on clues that you might be a Christmas gardening geek that I "fixed" the drawing of names for the family gift exchange so I would draw the name of someone …
Alpha Trees, Dogs, Gardeners, and Crafters
Have you ever heard of an ‘alpha tree’?My sister had an arborist come and trim some of her trees and he looked through a small wooded area in their back yard to make recommendations on thinning it …
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Our Thoughts Turn To Trees
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) on a cold, cloudy afternoon, the first tree in my garden to lose its leaves.Thoughts turn to trees when it finally feels like fall.Monday, we set an all-time …
