Winter is probably a lot of gardeners least favorite time of the year. It’s dark. It’s grey. It’s cold. After the holidays, the longest time …
Winter, What is it Good For?
Leave the Leaves and See the Benefits
Remarkable things about leaves. They are: –free– –natural– –beneficial– Falling leaves mark the end of Autumn and the beginning of Winter. We may see this …
Reuse Cardboard in the Garden
I really got into using cardboard for my gardening when we were in Puerto Rico. Sadly, there isn’t any recycling on the island. I couldn’t …
Rainy Day, Probably Best To Do Nothing
I like rainy days. The sound of a gentle rain, the grey of the sky, and the way too many cups of coffee. With all …
You are an Awfully Pretty Drainage Ditch
“You are beautiful!” We see that so many places, stickers on walls, buildings, posts, signs, etc. It is plastered many places, but you can’t plaster …
Edible Flowers and Leaf Lettuce
I forgot how much I love Johnny Jump Ups and Violas. I started two seed packets of them this winter to interplant with my leaf …
New Garden for Us
We have relocated to Illinois. We are about 40 miles northwest of Chicago in a village called Barrington Hills, horse country. There is a lot …
The Tropical Walking Path
We moved to this property in the foothills of El Yunque National Rainforest with very little to the house and the land. The acre we …
Yellow, White and Purple
I live in a sea of green. The mountains and the hills are teeming with life, all green. It is sorta like peeking through that …
Angie Mead from Hemlock on Gardens in her Life
I have the pleasure of knowing Angie Mead through the music world of Chicago. Luckily, this lady is also into plants!!! She has a garden …