Wisteria
I think Wisteria is beautiful. Sure, I know it involves much work and dedication on the part of the gardener and that it secretly wants to take over the world, but honestly I think Kudzu is doing a better job in that department. Continue reading
Peonies In Bloom
This is just the first of the peonies to bloom, so unless I can control the impulse to take 12 squillion peony photos, be warned. You may be really sick of peonies in the next few weeks! Continue reading
Marshmallow and Comfrey
Marshmallows produce their seeds in a wheel or “cheese” and have a tendency to reseed all over the place. I use the root and sometimes the leaves for teas… Continue reading
Seedlings in the Greenhouse
I spent a little time harvesting some young nettles for soup-and some to dry.
It’s my favorite herb for hay fever season… Continue reading
March in the Greenhouse
The greenhouse at home is unheated except for heat mats in raised grow beds, so most seedlings and starts go into the greenhouse around late March. Continue reading
Lilac Buds
There are buds. Buds on things that share the herb garden. And there is actually supposed to be sunshine today as well.
That means Spring is here-despite the below freezing night temperatures. Continue reading
The Weather
“My Goodness, we’ve had such hot-cold-wet-dry-solar-flare-el-nino-blizzard-green-house-gas-tornadic-mini-ice-age-la-nina-pole-shifting-weather-lately, haven’t we?” Continue reading
Sage Unfrozen
A few weeks ago I posted a bit about leaving some pots of Sage out all winter in the snow.
Several kind and well meaning emails suggested that by leaving my sage outside in pots IN THE SNOW I was murdering poor innocent plants. I can… Continue reading
Got Poop?
He’s tackling a big waste problem by composting ‘expired’ grocery store greens and other biodegradables… Continue reading
Learn To Grow Herbs
Then I wanted to design a pretty herb garden. I wanted to add shrubs, perennials and other plants to the herb mix. So I bought books. I tooks classes. I designed gardens for myself. Mostly not pretty… Continue reading
