How could I have even considered taking out our apple tree? This is why you shouldn't make big decisions after you first move into a place. Ms. Mulch Maid discouraged me mightily, and I'm glad she did. No matter how determined I was at times to get that tree gone, Ms....
Don't you love this time of year, that is if you're not still buried in snow. I'm so sorry for those yet battling dastardly weather. We had a mild winter in the Pacific Northwest, and that means all manner of things are bursting from the earth. Some people worry about...
It's an event when it snows around Portland, Oregon. Most of us don't know how to drive in snow. And the city is not all that well equipped to keep things running smoothly, though they give it the ole college try. And they provide fair warning: If you choose to drive,...
I know they're numbered, but in these last decent days of fall, there are some fine looking plants in the garden. The shaded brick planter on the north side of our house has exceeded all expectations. It's under the eaves, and needs to be watered year round, but I'm...
I can't tell you how many times people have gone gaga over the lowest priced plant in the garden. Isn't it funny, how you can moon over some rare and expensive plant. And then you finally add it--just to have peeps push past to rave about some inexpensive annual...