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Archive for May, 2006

#1 rule of Garden & Kindergarten

Monday, May 22nd, 2006 Filed Under: Musing | No Comments »

There is a written piece called "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" by Robert Fulghum. Rule number one is Share Everything. As the word Kindergarten means ... Read more..

My Grand Vegetable Garden Plan for 2006

Sunday, May 21st, 2006 Filed Under: In the Garden | No Comments »

I went to Hirt's yesterday to see if they had their annuals yet. Hirt's is by far the best place in the Cleveland, OH for annuals that I have found ... Read more..

00-DAHLIA: My first Guerrilla Gardening mission

Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Filed Under: Getting Political | No Comments »

Agent Codename: 00-DAHLIA Target: Objective: Remove excessive amount of weeds that have grown in this flower bed. Agent's Debriefing: My husband forgot to turn of the alarm clock this morning so I was up ... Read more..

Temporary relief from all this rain: Virtual Gardening

Friday, May 19th, 2006 Filed Under: Oddball | No Comments »

It is still raining! Other than a few hour reprieve two days ago, this rain has been non-stop. And cold too. Ugh. I was glad for the rain, but now ... Read more..

My Toad in Shining Armor

Thursday, May 18th, 2006 Filed Under: In the Garden | 2 Comments »

You may have a frog that turns into a prince, but I have a toad that is already my hero, and I don't even have to kiss him. Yesterday, the rain ... Read more..

Container Gardens 101 at the Library

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006 Filed Under: Information Library, My Container Garden | No Comments »

Last night I went to a little class on Designing with Containers. It was at the Cuyahoga County Library and was sponsored by Master Gardeners of Cuyahoga County and the ... Read more..

The Ants go Marching on the Peonies… Hurrah! Hurrah!

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 Filed Under: Information Library | 9 Comments »

The peonies are in bud and the ants are out in force. I have always let the ants crawl all over my peonies. I am a live and let live ... Read more..

Guerrilla Gardening: What the cool gardeners are doing these days

Monday, May 15th, 2006 Filed Under: Interesting, Eh? | 5 Comments »

I was listening to NPR this morning and they had a piece on guerrilla gardening. This is actually not the first time I have heard about guerrilla gardening. Over at ... Read more..

We got you flowers with all the colors of the rainbow, Mommy

Sunday, May 14th, 2006 Filed Under: My Life | No Comments »

My kids gave me my traditional Mother's Day gift, which is a flat of annuals picked out by them. They are always proud of the flowers they pick out for me. ... Read more..

How to Mount a Staghorn Fern

Saturday, May 13th, 2006 Filed Under: How To | 75 Comments »

I have to admit, after typing that title, I feel like I should take a shower just to be decent. But mounting a staghorn fern is not anything sexual, it ... Read more..