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 10, 2010 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 10 While going through photos some today, I came across some shots of Carol’s cottage garden. First I remembered how delightful this garden was, and then I thought of a previous post about X-Factor Gardening, and...
Dec 9, 2010 | Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 9 At this time of year I’m greening it up at the garden center. We’re creating custom wreaths, arrangements, swags and boxwood trees for an intense three weeks as we help customers with holiday decorating. Those who...
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...
