Are you glued to the TV? I am. The images of Japan and the potential further disaster as the waves move away from the epicenter is too much to look away from. Plus it’s pouring outside, so I am unable to go outside and finish a project that I started yesterday (the video of which … Read more
I am cutting and pasting this from the White Flower Farm (Litchfield, CT) newsletter because since I read it, I have been fascinated with the topic. I have yet to find a good book on the subject, so if you know any, please pass it along. “Paying attention to the first signs of spring in … Read more
I really hate to not finish things that I start. And being a starter type personality (as opposed to a maintainer or a finisher) I start and sometimes don’t finish a-lot of things. Have you ever thought about if you are a starter, a maintainer, or a finisher? So one of my 2012 resolutions is to finish a bunch … Read more
My front grass is completely dead. This isn’t a case of not greening up in the spring…it is so much worse….when I rake it everything comes up and I am left with just clean dirt. I have honestly never seen a case of grubs killing everything in sight, which is exactly what has happened….I suspect … Read more
Remember when this was kind of a thing? My aunt had one with a collection of little things that thoroughly excited me as a little kid. But as a clutter-hating adult, I now look at it as more of a torture device. But this kind of purpose makes me quite happy… …even though I haven’t quite worked … Read more
I know it can be hard to find 70 or so extra minutes in your day to sit and watch something that will get you really thinking. But if you can find it….I implore you to watch this. In fact – you don’t really need to watch – just listen while you do something else.There … Read more
I bought and planted a weeping willow tree about 2 weeks ago — right before the heat wave. Needless to say the poor thing went into shock and threatened to die on me. He has since pulled through and now that the weather is cooler I even noticed this morning that a flush of green has returned … Read more
Occasionally, I will get the urge to obsess over a group of plants. I have gone mad for Magnolias, frenetic for Fothergilla, hysterical for Hydrangea, but now I am going crazy for a rediscovered genus. That genus is(get it? on fire for Cuphea). Cuphea takes me back to my college days and plant identification … Read more
Last week I held an early little holiday preview party with Lowes (who sponsors a monthly column on this website) which I am excited to tell you about (later). The event was a pre-season sort of get-ready thing that comes with the territory of being involved in the media (logically, holiday stuff is done way … Read more
Community seed sharing programs are appearing across the country in the form of seed libraries. Through these programs, members receive a small amount of seeds to grow and save, returning a share to the library for others to “borrow.” Seeds are very adaptable and will gradually adjust to the conditions where they are grown. By saving from … Read more