Apr 15, 2011 | Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 15 Don’t have to be raised. I was explaining this to a consultation customer today who was interested in growing vegetables in her sunny front yard. While this area did have the perfect light for veggies, the space...
Apr 13, 2011 | growing the spirit, Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 13 I met with the garden center employees of Snows Home and Garden today and we talked about how to best help the public with their landscaping. Toward the end of our session a woman asked me an interesting question....
Apr 12, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 12 I decided today that beach combing and weeding are very similar. In both cases you are focused down toward the earth, paying attention and, hopefully, letting everything else slip away. The one important difference...
Apr 11, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 11 I saw a stone fence in Wisconsin that was absolutely wonderful. It was one of those creations that was a labor of love, I suppose, as well as tremendous skill. Being blessed with some lovely stonewalls of a...
Apr 9, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 9 Gardening is a great deal like life. There are sometimes when less is better and other instances when more is definitely more. Fertilizer? A light hand is often preferable. Flowers? Going beyond a single plant and...
Apr 7, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 7 While driving out and about in Central Wisconsin today we stopped to photograph a mature specimen of Populus footwearifolia at Sunset Lake. Commonly called a shoe tree, this one was a beauty, just coming into bloom....
