I've avoided posting views of my garden this summer that show how dry everything is. Today, however, I'm facing the dryness, showing the dryness, writing about the dryness, embracing the dryness. I'm …
Good Intentions and Some Garden Advice
I have a theory about what happens to good intentions.You know how when you are driving home from work, and you make that mental list of everything you are going to do when you get home? Then you get …
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The Little Begonia That Could
Here's the little begonia that could... that could germinate from a seed that landed in a crack between two bricks in my patio and then bloom.I haven't had begonias planted anywhere near this spot for …
When The Squash Days End…Ten Suggestions on What To Do
Here are ten suggestions on what to do when the squash days come to an end and it's too hot to garden.10. Harvest tomatoes. I picked another dozen tomatoes this evening but left the cherry tomatoes to …
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Impulse Buying
How many gardeners have purchased a plant on impulse? Show of hands, please. Everyone? I thought so.How many of those impulse purchases have worked out?How many of those impulse purchases have not …
Neighborly Chatter Over the Garden Fence
Neighbors don't talk over the fence much anymore, do they?If you lived next door to me, here's what we would chat about this evening."Did you read that the water company around here wastes one billion …
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