While in Buffalo, NY for Buffa10, I posted a little piece on water features and received an email from one of many of Buffalo’s excellent gardeners, inviting me to see his garden and water feature, which was located across the street from our hotel. Christopher Voltz wrote, “I have a garden “Hope Blooms” at The Victorian which has been on Garden Walk Buffalo for six or seven years and featured in A&U (Arts & Understanding) Magazine. It is also one of the featured Open Gardens … [Read more...] about The Window Ledge at Hope Blooms
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What Happens To Our Missing Gardening Tools?
What happens to those gloves, pruners, trowels, loppers, dandelion diggers and other assorted gardening tools that disappear in the garden? One minute you are using a tool and then you set it down, perhaps to pick up another garden tool and then when you reach to grab it again, and it’s gone. Gone. You hunt for it, feel for it, and look high and low for it. It is nowhere to be seen. But it was just there! You just used it. How could it be gone? But it is gone, and as daylight turns to dusk, … [Read more...] about What Happens To Our Missing Gardening Tools?
Another Chance to Win Seeds AND A Cobrahead Hand Cultivator
Chase away your last lingering winter fears with a chance to win six packets of seeds from Nature’s Crossroads and a hand weeder/cultivator from Cobrahead! Though winter seems like it will never end, we know it will! And then it will be spring and we will all wish we had some seeds and a Cobrahead to do some planting of early crops like peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. I’ve got my seeds for these early spring crops! I’ve got my Cobrahead ready! Just as soon as it warms up, I’m going to … [Read more...] about Another Chance to Win Seeds AND A Cobrahead Hand Cultivator
The Secret To Fall Garden Clean Up
I’ve discovered the secret to fall garden clean up! As a result, my garden is as clean and ready for winter as it has ever been. Lean in a little bit now and make sure no one is looking over your shoulder. Okay, ready to read about the secret? There are actually two secrets. The first secret is to have beautiful days on the weekends in November. This lures even the worst procrastinators out to the garden where they can’t help but pick up their pruners and start cutting back a few perennials … [Read more...] about The Secret To Fall Garden Clean Up
Hoe-tober Fest!
It’s October, so before our thoughts turn to rakes and raking leaves, we should have one last celebration for the garden hoes. Yes, it’s time for…A Hoe-tober Fest!What do we do for a Hoe-tober Fest? We celebrate this ageless gardening tool! We show the garden hoes a little love and respect for the hard work they do during the growing season.If you are at a loss as to how to do that, here are some suggestions:Use a hoe to help dig up a new vegetable garden or flower bed. Fall is a great time to … [Read more...] about Hoe-tober Fest!
And The Winner Of The Short-Handled Cobrahead Weeder Is…
And the winner of the short-handled Cobrahead weeder is...Wait, before I announce the winner, I'd like to thank all those who entered and left a comment.There were even some comments from those who already have one, including:Mr. McGregor's Daughter: "... It works really well to get the weeds out of the gravel too. I cleared the whole gravel area on the side of my house in two days with it. (No, I'm not slow, there really were that many weeds.)"Teresa-Gardening with Soule: "I also love my … [Read more...] about And The Winner Of The Short-Handled Cobrahead Weeder Is…
