I am certain that other gardeners will give witness to the truth that gardening is a year-round endeavor. When I am not turning compost I am browsing seed catalogs or discussing garden improvements with Shawn. Once in a while I idle with an iced tea beside the pond, but even then my brain is noting […]
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Keep the Black-Eyed Susans
Black-eyed susans try to conquer our zone 7 garden with volunteer plants popping up in other beds. An invasive root system branches in all directions to expand the colony in that way. We attempted, several seasons back, to eradicate the plant, but black-eyed susans find a way to grow. After witnessing the number of pollinators […]
The Lost Pumpkins
At the close of my first grade year we left our rented city home with its tiny yard and moved miles into the country to the house my Dad finished building next to the hillside that stopped about five feet from the back wall. Our home joined eight others already in place in one of […]
Moving the No Dig Garden
Recently I shared our design for a No Dig Garden using a cedar raised bed outer shell with ten one cubic foot growing sections inside. The sections can be removed for planting or maintenance, and the entire garden is easily transported to a new location should such a move become necessary. Well, now that Shawn […]
Coleuses from Cuttings
Most of the gardeners I’ve met are people of vision and faith, people with a future-facing disposition. Certainly setbacks and adversities are encountered in the garden, but gardeners learn, adjust, and hope for a better outcome in the next go around. No wonder I like being around such optimists who lower my blood pressure, reduce […]
Woody’s Stone Wall
In the mid 1960’s my parents bought a tiny place along Angel Fork outside Saint Albans, West Virginia. That place, with the impressive address of 2222 Main Drive, became my home. Life there had its challenges. For example, the hill behind the house stopped its decent two feet from the foundation. Those who have lived […]