It's Not Work, It's Gardening!

I usually avoid putting spoilers into my post titles, but since I post so infrequently these days I thought I'd get right to the point. ...

If you read last week about the duck that's been sitting on a nest for about a month... ...you should know that there will be no d...

No, I haven't seen a baby raccoon (yet) this year. How then do I know it's time for them to start venturing out and exploring the n...

A quick look at some siblings of the wild variety in my garden right now. Starting with chipmunks. I know what you're thinking. You...

In early January we took a much-needed vacation and spent a week on the beaches of Sanibel island in Florida. Since our days were spent...

Things have been busy lately, so not only have I had very little time out in the garden (hence nothing much to write about), there's no ...

Something exciting is about to happen in my garden if all goes to plan. Everybody can feel it.

This is becoming a regular thing, where I use Friday to collect all of the week's tidbits and roll them into one scrumptious post. Well,...

Seeing the garter snake in my garden the other day was just the start. I know that snakes are not everybody's favorite topic, but I thi...

Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! Snake! ...

Yesterday I talked about catching mice . Little did I know that my post would have such far-reaching consequences, inspiring those around me...

Yesterday I showed you my first casualty of the overwintering season : a favorite plant that appears to have died due to underwatering. ...

Random things from around the garden, starting with milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus), not yet mature (nymphs): These are on the swa...

As my lawn is quite long right now, in the morning I can see turtle trails in the grass/weeds/whatever. I don't see the turtles themselv...

One of the disadvantages of having a garden full of wildlife is the "wild" part. They just don't seem to understand the limits...

I've seen plenty of young rabbits this year, and had some experience with baby deer too. I've seen baby mice, watched tiny toads ...

What do you do when you see a field of clover on a cool, early summer day? Well...

I have a confession to make. Something, as a gardener, that is difficult to admit. I love rabbits! Not only that...

I can't complain too much about this winter in St. Louis, as it hasn't been too bad. Until you compare it to a weekend walking the b...

After visiting Cistus and Joy Creek Nurseries , we on the recent Garden Bloggers Fling in Portland were off to a private garden on Old Germ...