Dec 20, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 20 Are gardeners better able to be adaptable in other areas of life because we’re used to working with the weather? Or are we more flexible by nature, and therefore more likely to stick with gardening despite the...
Dec 13, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 13 Despite my post yesterday where I was exulting about still being able to pick veggies from the garden, winter is really, truly here. Tomorrow night is predicted to be only 17 degrees in my region. It’s time for...
Dec 12, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 12 Here we are, firmly in winter and on the slippery slope to 2011, and we are still eating out of the garden. While discussing the evening’s dinner menu, my husband and I saw some leftover curried rise and...
Dec 7, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener, Uncategorized
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 7 I promised you an update on how the Squirrel Wars were going. So far, it’s The Squirrels: 6, My Husband: 0… or maybe we should award him a point or two for persistence and effort. So far the BirdCam and PlantCam...
Dec 5, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 5 A popular phrase in the past was, “The camera doesn’t lie.” Now, thanks to Photoshop, video editing and the internet, the camera lies all the time. Pictures can be doctored (did the tropical hibiscus really have...
Dec 4, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 4 I returned home from the garden center in time to see the last rays of the setting sun hitting the red twig dogwood. It was just past 4 PM, but there was still enough light to catch the tops of the red branches. I...
