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 a garden of children, it is fitting that this rule… Read more ›
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 so far. Most of the other nurseries carry your old… Read more ›
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 at 6:30am. Normally, this would earn… Read more ›
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 I am getting a bit stir dirt crazy. I am… Read more ›
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 subsided long enough for me to get outside and… Read more ›
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 OSU Extension Service. The speaker was Master Gardener Lee Ann… Read more ›
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 sort of girl (except for slugs). There has been alot… Read more ›
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 YGG, a few people have done some guerrilla gardening on… Read more ›
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. They are very certain that they have picked out… Read more ›
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 is how to plant and hang the lovely staghorn fern.… Read more ›
