It’s finally November, and time for the “official” start of the Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop. The theme for this month is paths and walkways in the garden. Do you have a path in your garden that you’re particularly pleased with? Let us know how you created it, and why you like it. Are you having[...]
[Note: Sorry about lack of activity here over the last few days, folks. The technical difficulty appears to be resolved and we should be posting regularly again.] Just about the time I start getting a little tired of gardening each autumn, the Plant World Seeds catalog arrives to re-energize me. It’s always the first catalog[...]
Just so you know, our servers are moving this weekend. Most of you shouldn’t notice anything, but if you do have a little trouble reaching this site over the next few days, know that all should be well by Monday. And the photo? No reason, really, other than to spare those of you who visit[...]
I’ve stayed out of the great mum debate to this point, and I still don’t intend to commit myself one way or the other. But whether you’re pro-mum or anti-mum, you still have to be stunned by the annual fall display at Ott’s Exotic Plants in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. This mountain-o-mums draws visitors from far and[...]
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[...]