Ok, now–this is getting a little old. Technically, it’s not even winter yet, but we’ve already had an entire winter’s worth of wicked weather. It’s one thing to get ice, sleet, and snow in February and March, because spring is near, but right now, spring seems a mighty long way away. Still, our neighborhood can[...]
Inspired by Benjamin’s fantastic photos of ice-fog in Frog or Icog? at The Deep Middle, I decided to see what I could find of interest in my ice-coated garden this morning. Our first sunrise in over a week is quickly starting the melting process, just in time to clear away the traces of yesterday’s sleet[...]
So, you’ve heard me talk about ‘when I talk a walk in my neighborhood’ scenarios before in describing certain things that I notice. Once again, and it never fails, each fall when I’m out for a daily walk, I see piles of leaves neatly arranged on curbs, waiting for the township to come and funnel[...]
I’ve tried out and enjoyed many kinds of fences in my gardens over the years. In my last garden, I ended up with a variety of styles, from Screen Fencing picket fencing. But because they were all either white or green, they all seemed to work together. Not long before I decided to sell that[...]
Wide open spaces have an undeniable appeal of their own: a feeling of freedom, abundance, and endless possibilities. But in many cases—at least on a home-garden scale—the concepts of “expanse” and “garden” just don’t mesh. Even where space is abundant, dividing it into more-manageable areas with structures such as fences and walls may be the[...]