Archive for the 'Garden' Category

If they asked me, I could write a book…..

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

I have not told anyone yet until now. So, my dearest blog readers (all 2 or 3 of you) I am pleased to announce that I was contacted by the Managing Editor of The Farmer’s Almanac (yes, that is THE Almanac) to write a piece for the 2011 version. Of course I said “yes, yes, [...]

Bloomin’ Onions

Monday, March 1st, 2010

I was sincerely hoping that by this time of year I would have several posts up about the transformation of brown, dead, winter-laden grass transitioning into wonderful blades of summertime glory. I was hoping that I would have several sets of Flickr pics showing our gardens decorated with little sprouts as if the dirt were [...]

Planning your “Potential”

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

If you are anything like me you find this time of year to be stifling, frustrating and sometimes completely overwhelming. The rain never seems to end. The sun seems to take hiatus and leave us with nothing but lackluster dirt and plants who can’t even muster enough energy to be a pretty brown. They are [...]