You know you are a gardening geek when you proclaim you are going to undertake a project to catalog all of the plants in your garden, AND you actually start on it and have something to show for your …
Singing the Blues or Reaching for the Stars?
One reason to have a garden blog is to find other kindred spirits who will understand, support, and cheer you on through whatever phase of gardening you are in.Earlier this week, I thought I was in …
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Go Get Your Shovel!
Go get your shovel! Do you think that plant is going to survive where it is if you just leave it there?Yes, sometimes leaving a plant alone that isn't doing well, isn't the thing to do. If a plant is …
Put Down That Shovel!
Put down that shovel! Move away from that plant!You were going to move it again, weren't you? You just don't like where it is. You have decided that another plant would look better where that one is …
Society for the Preservation and Propagation of Old-Time Gardening Wisdom, Lore, and Superstition
The Society for the Preservation and Propagation of Old-Time Gardening Wisdom, Lore, and Superstition (SPPOTGWLS or “the Society”) was recently formed and held their first meeting.Members present …
Ensuring Good Luck in the Garden
Are you worried about tomorrow being Friday the 13th? Are you superstitious at all about the day? There are some superstitions about gardening that you might want to give some consideration to, ‘just …