- Why are native plants important?
For anyone new to native plant gardening or curious about it
- Is your neighborhood a toxic chemical hotspot?
Just say no to Mosquito Joe!
- Simple past, present progressive: What I did and am doing
Building planters out of two old crates and volunteering at the Deep Roots Habitat Gardens Tour.
- Remembering Eleanor Perényi, who was more than a garden writer
Almost every list of classic gardening books includes Eleanor Perényi’s Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden.
- Reviewing The Gardener’s Year, by Karel Čapek
The Gardener’s Year by Karel Čapek helps us laugh at our own obsessiveness
- Paper gardening: a look at We Made a Garden, a garden writing classic
The most interesting aspect of Margery Fish’s We Made a Garden is Margery’s tussles with her husband Walter.
- Assigning grades: native perennials for a front yard
Taking a moment to review and remember to inform my decisions as fall planting approaches.
- What killed my lawn? How to make organic lawns look good
For new gardeners who wonder why their lawns died
- Dreams come true: visiting the chateaux of the Loire
A what-I-did-on-my-summer-vacation post
- A conversation withTalis Bergmanis
Have you ever passed a private garden whose interesting street edge told you it was hiding something special?
- Still waiting…(It’s spring, but doesn’t feel like it yet)
Waited for March. Now want April.
- Wintry mix: first signs of spring
Welcome 2023! For so long winter has felt like it just wouldn’t budge. Then, all of a sudden, it budged.
For anyone new to native plant gardening or curious about it
Just say no to Mosquito Joe!
Building planters out of two old crates and volunteering at the Deep Roots Habitat Gardens Tour.
Almost every list of classic gardening books includes Eleanor Perényi’s Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden.
The Gardener’s Year by Karel Čapek helps us laugh at our own obsessiveness
The most interesting aspect of Margery Fish’s We Made a Garden is Margery’s tussles with her husband Walter.
Taking a moment to review and remember to inform my decisions as fall planting approaches.
For new gardeners who wonder why their lawns died
A what-I-did-on-my-summer-vacation post
Have you ever passed a private garden whose interesting street edge told you it was hiding something special?
Waited for March. Now want April.
Welcome 2023! For so long winter has felt like it just wouldn’t budge. Then, all of a sudden, it budged.