Dec 28, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 28 On Christmas day I picked one of the Meyer lemons (Citrus × meyeri) off of the tree in the kitchen and made a Meyer lemon risotto for dinner. The Meyer lemon is commonly grown as a potted, ornamental tree in...
Dec 27, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 27 I’m almost two weeks out from my hip replacement operation, and although things are going well, I am limited in what I can do. The rounds of exercises, icing, and elevating the leg are time consuming and tiring....
Dec 23, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 23 When I first heard about Garden & Gun magazine, I thought it was a joke. What are the articles about, I wondered…deadheading daffodils from 300 feet? Slug control as target practice? Turns out to be a...
Dec 22, 2010 | Pet Peeves, plants I hate, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 22 I got a letter from my friend and fellow writer Charlie Pendergast today, and learned of his appreciation for weeping junipers (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Tolleson’s Blue Weeping’). He remarked about the way people...
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...
