It's Not Work, It's Gardening!

The rose support has been built (well, almost finished) so you've seen the final design. As I've said I really didn't have a go...

Three or four years ago I planted several types of fall bulbs in the then-new planting beds along the driveway. Tulips, daffodils, crocus, a...

Mid-to-late Spring is the best time to tackle the larger projects in the garden here, as the heat and humidity of the summer haven't arr...

I've decided to remake one of my newer planting beds. Maybe. I'm strongly considering it. I have a hard time removing plants that se...

Recently I talked about trying to decide what seeds to order from home-state company Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds , and that's when my nei...

Or more accurately, "What will be new in your garden next year?" For me the holidays mean it's time to put some seed catalogs ...

One of my slowest projects has been the new "cactus" beds. I've been growing several cold-hardy Opuntia species in pots -- it...

It's the time of year when everybody has finished looking back at 2012 and started looking at 2013's garden, or what it might be. Or...

Yesterday I asked about creating better drainage in clay soils, and I got quite a few suggestions (although I'm not yet certain what I...

Like most gardeners, one of the things that I do during winter is make plans for next season's garden. Although most of the plans don...

Today there is a festive feeling in the air. People are gathering with families and friends, preparing feasts, indulging. Most businesses an...

The butternut squash volunteer I wrote about yesterday taught me that deer and rabbits don't seem to bother that particular plant, so I...

I've mentioned that I've been wanting to create a highly-detailed map of my yard for some time. I did some experiments with a camera...

Last day of plant labels, as I finally found a couple of images that I've been looking for. I had to go back to 2010 to find them, but w...

Continuing with labeling the plants from recent photos of my garden. Part 1 here , part 2 here . I realize that there are parts of my gar...

Continuing with labeling the plants in some parts of my garden. Yesterday's post started it off if you missed it. I realized that I ...

I've begun working on a map of my yard and gardens. This didn't seem like it would be too difficult, until I realized just how many ...

A few years back (in 2006 actually, the year I did so many garden projects ) I decided to redo my mom's garden for her. This would be a ...