I recently finished a long session of weeding by losing my gardening knife. Some gardeners call these useful knives hori-hori knives, and they are quite useful for weeding, planting, and even …
Pick, Pluck, Pull – The Language of Harvesting
While pulling out some radishes, it occurred to me that new gardeners—really all gardeners—might find it useful to understand the language of harvesting. So with five minutes of thought, I …
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My New Garden-Admiring Service
Do your plants feel like nobody looks at them? Do they miss the sound of voices talking softly about how lovely their blooms are? Does your garden yearn for the soft footsteps of a plant-loving person …
Garden Fairies Regroup After Late April Snow Event
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we woke up on Wednesday morning, April 21, and this is what we saw. We garden fairies realized right away that this is not normal for April 21st. …
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New Terms for Gardens
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 …
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 …
