If I say "garden", who knows what kind of garden comes to mind? Vegetable garden? Flower garden? Botanical garden? Community Garden? Wouldn't it be great if we had multiple words for "garden" to help make it clearer which kind of garden we are referring to? For example, a vegetable garden could be come an earden, short-hand gardener talk for "edible garden." ("Hey Carol, why not call it a varden?" Because a varden is a garden that is full of varmits like rabbits, moles, chipmunks, and … [Read more...] about New Terms for Gardens
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My Lego® Bonsai
I thought my Lego® days were about 50 years ago and the only Lego® sets I'd buy now would be those that showed up on a gift list from a great-niece or great-nephew. I was wrong. Behold my finished Lego® Bonsai tree. Or if you prefer Bonsai 'Lego'. Before you click away, a few more tidbits. It Costs About What A Real Bonsai Costs These kits are not cheap, though I honestly don't know if $49.99 is an average price for a Lego® set, but I'm guessing it isn't too far off the … [Read more...] about My Lego® Bonsai
An Unusual Phenomenon Observed with Plastic Pots
I have observed an unusual phenomenon related to plastic pots. I have observed that after planting a few plastic pots of violas and pansies, the empty plastic pots replicate. The result is you end up with many more empty pots than you thought you bought with plants in them. There can be no other reasonable explanation for this peculiarity other than "they replicated." How else would you explain to someone who doesn't garden how you planted "just a few pansies and violas to … [Read more...] about An Unusual Phenomenon Observed with Plastic Pots
Gardening Motto Generator
Do you have a motto for your garden this year? Usually around the beginning of the calendar year, I see posts and videos from people who are adopting a motto to guide them through the year. A verbal North Star of sorts. Presumably, when these people get into a tight spot, or have a decision to make, they go back to their motto for the year and apply it. Maybe their motto is "Be Bold!" and they can't decide whether to get one or two pumps of whatever it is they pump into those fancy … [Read more...] about Gardening Motto Generator
Garden Fairies Take Inventory of Seeds
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we are doing what everyone does in January. We are going through all the seeds to determine if Carol has enough for this spring, summer, and fall. We do this every year and usually have to then give Carol subtle clues to order her seeds because she tends to wait until later to order them. No, we cannot and will not tell you what those subtle clues are as that would reduce their effectiveness—their magic—if people knew about them. We are … [Read more...] about Garden Fairies Take Inventory of Seeds
Happy New Year, TwentyOne
His bags were packed and he was ready to go.The old rabbit—Twenty—stood by the garden gate, waiting for TwentyOne. As he stood there waiting, he reflected back on the year. “This was one crazy year and I’m grateful gardens and gardening turned out to be a bright spot for so many people,” he said to the chipmunks, squirrels, and birds who gathered nearby to watch him leave. Or were they there to make sure he left? He looked down at the list of instructions he had written … [Read more...] about Happy New Year, TwentyOne
