My first daffodil bloomed today October 21. Want proof ? The camera never lies. Wait a minute. Am I not the guy who says the camera always lies ? that we cannot believe the implied message of the typical garden photograph ? Now I want to use the camera to tell the truth ?! Yeehaw [...]
You hear a lot of talk these days about getting rid of lawns, and that’s great. What you don’t often hear about is how to actually remove that nasty turf grass without herbicides so you can go about planting more-interesting stuff. Mowing it as low as possible, then smothering it with newspaper or cardboard is [...]
Trusting that my fellow gardeners are never shy to give opinion when asked, I’m coming to you for some input on a challenge I’m currently facing in my own garden. Let me set the stage for you. The piece of land on which I garden was basically empty when I began, except for one maple [...]
In our discussion of garden photography last week, we tossed around the idea of starting a series on design-related themes. There seemed to be some interest, so we’re going to give it a try. We’re calling it the Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop, and here’s how it’ll work: On the first of each month, we’ll announce [...]
Two of our greatest assets, water and soil, are taken for granted. The majority of Westernized human beings have forgotten about their deep connection and dependency on the earth for survival. We are not talking about some altruistic concept such as ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if we all cared and nurtured the earth?’ We are [...]