My last post was negative, something I am not comfortable with or really very good at. In order to counteract my complaining about garden blogs that I don’t like I thought I would recommend some that I follow. The blogs I follow tend to be real people talking about what they did today or some [...]

Alright, I am going to rant which is actually a fairly uncommon occurrence. Gardeners are known for their ability to focus on the details of their own small worlds and I am exceptionally good at this. I’m perfectly happy alone, concentrating on the smallest factors in a plot which creates an unintended apathy. I’m selfish [...]

Mine is a woodland garden and recently I learned a valuable lesson. I do not need to design anything about it. Phew. I’m free. I had no idea that I was bound, but now that I’m not, the relief is amazing. I’m a woman who grew up in the mountains and learned a love of [...]

Help the Wildlife Federation, Cornell University Labs, the National Audubon Society and others by simply reporting wildlife in your backyard. It’s easy, you can do it online! Please participate in just one of these citizen science projects. It’s a fun activity you can do with kids by letting them report their own wildlife or bird [...]

You know you are a compulsive gardener and probably ready to be the topic of an Oprah show when: – At the beginning of the season, you order 100 plant tags and think, “Great, I’ll have enough for years…” By the end of the season you are ordering more. And you only tag half your [...]