Jan 18, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Perennial Maintenance
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – January 18 Currently, my most popular talk is titled “Myths, Lies, and All The Latest Dirt.” In this presentation the image below introduces a spiel about dealing with weeds. The myth/lie is, of course, that if you just buy this...
Jan 11, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – January 11 As I prepare to give a talk for the Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association, I’m once again thinking about how for too long the green industry has focused on ease. Yes, I’m coming back to this again....
Jan 9, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – January 9 Had I known that this would be such a mild winter, and that we’d still have edible arugula in the vegetable garden, I would have planted more lettuce, kale, and broccoli in September. Had I known…we can all finish that...
Jan 2, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – January 2 I got home after a week away and found that my houseplants were dry. That’s not surprising. What I thought as I walked around with the watering can, however, was that noticing this twenty minutes after I got home was...
Dec 31, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports And Rejoicing – December 31 Just a note to say Happy New Year to all. May the coming twelve months be filled with good growing things. I wish you all flowers, tasty food and environments cultivated in a style you love.
Dec 6, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 6 Our gardens contain them all. For better or worse, our garden plots, actual and metaphorical, are a mix. They are full of things we’re trying to grow, others that help or attack what we’re trying to grow, and annoying...
