It's December. The squirrel knows it. The calendar shows it. Many of us will pause as we flip our calendar over to this last month of the year and wonder how it came to be that another year has …
A gardener’s winter lair
One of the most important preparations a gardener can make for winter is to set up a winter lair. The winter lair should be indoors for obvious reasons, like snow and sleet and ice and rain and cold …
Troy-Bilt Snow Thrower Review Part II – Throwing Snow
After every snowfall this winter, friends and co-workers have asked me, "Did you use your new snow thrower? My answer was always the same, "No, not yet because...". Sometimes it was dark when I got …
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Ice Quakes and Ice Melts
New word -- cryoseism! Apparently, here in Indianapolis we may have experienced a cryoseism, also known as an ice quake, in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 10th. I seemed to have …
Guest Post: Garden Fairies On Ice
Garden fairies here! Woo hoo! Carol has gone outside to chop more ice off the driveway and she left the laptop on. Our turn! We can hardly wait to tell you about our newest endeavor -- …
Hortense Hoelove Answers Questions About Snow and Ice
Dear Hortense Hoelove, What do you think is going on in this picture? Simply, Snow White Dear Snow, Oh, that's an easy one. The snow is alive and those are its varicose veins. Actually, I'm …
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