It's Not Work, It's Gardening!

The allium and daffodil foliage started emerging a month ago, but cold weather slowed it down. (In recent years it's pushed out early an...

Is there any symbol of spring more powerful than a fruit tree in blossom? Is there any thought more appealing to the winter weary shopper th...

There are tastes of Spring in the air... ...and is there a springier taste than rhubarb? (probably)

Let's play a little game, okay? I'll show you a photo, and you just have to tell me if it's 1) a water feature or 2) a problem c...

It's been alternating between warm and cold lately... ...which leads to beautifully thin ice fragments, and wonderfully frosted veh...

According to Blogger I made  my first blog post on March 5, 2010  which means today is my eight-year anniversary !  One of the main reasons ...

The other day when the temperature reached 82ºF (28ºC) I knew I had to take advantage of it and get something done in the garden. But what? ...

After a very cold start to January, the pond had a thick layer of ice on it. I can't really say how thick it was (at least 6"/15cm)...

Like many gardeners -- even casual ones -- I have a few Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera) plants that I received from others. This "small...