Last week it was icy and cold, and I worried that I'd lost interest in gardening. Oh, I was still in it for my day job, researching plant info and managing the plant lust database. But I wondered if I'd made a switch akin to my relationship with magazines--wherein I'd...
Last week I meant to get around to the topic of plants that are still looking good in there garden. Of course, if you avoid going outside because of pesky record rainfall, tornadoes and stuff, you'd never know. We've had day after day of 2-3 inch rain, followed by...
I think it might be a thing. The other day, I found myself looking around in horror at garden, seeing nothing but the work that needs to be done. And then it seemed so ridiculous, because this is self-imposed. Oh sure, the garden needs to be maintained to the point...
Is it just me, or is everyone surprised beyond pieces that the garden resurrects each year? It's so exciting to see there are actually plants growing out there. I planted several Tetrapanx papyrifer this past fall that came from Ron Wagner before he moved to...
It might be the first time in history that I didn't stab myself on this Yucca whipplei, but I was determined to snap photos and not sustain injuries--or pull weeds. It's mushy in the garden. Even Pumpkin declined her invitation for a walkabout. Several plants were...
Throw a wee winter storm my way, and apparently I’m done with the garden. I thought I'd be better, get out there and do this and that. Then I told myself, it'd be a good time to turn my interest toward indoor plants. Some challenges have ensued. But outdoors, the...