It's Not Work, It's Gardening!

Last year was a "weak" one for me when it comes to the garden. I didn't do too much out there and added very few plants. In fa...

"Do we have any garlic chives?" was the question my wife asked me last week. She was baking some savory scones and thought that ga...

I'm finally getting to some projects that don't involve cleaning or digging! I've had a couple of strawberry pots for several ye...

Yesterday I started showing you my current favorite nursery: Greenscape Gardens. I left off at the extensive native plant area at the back ...

I'm determined to not only visit more area nurseries this year than I have in the past, but to share the visits with you as well -- some...

One thing that I do every autumn as the first freezing temperatures are forecast is take cuttings of plants with fragrant foliage. I keep th...

I've always read that herbs are best used before they go to flower, when foliage gets all of the plant's resources. To me thoug...

I'm determined not to go to crazy buying plants this year, as for the last couple of years I ended up with too many things to plant -- m...

A plant that is relatively new to my garden, arriving as a gift from another local gardener two summers ago is feverfew, Tanacetum partheniu...

Last year at one of the Schlafly Gardenworks events -- I think it was the summer gathering -- I picked up several free herbs. One of them wa...

My recent walkway project ended for this year once I got all of the perennials planted. It's time to show you what plants I put here to ...

There is one herb that years ago I couldn't bear the taste of. Actually, I couldn't bear even the scent. Today it's one of my fa...

The other day when I gave you a thorough look at my veggie beds , there was one little project I didn't tell you about. This small ...

A month or so ago I remade my veggie beds . Again. For the second year in a row. It appears to be paying off though, as things are gett...