Oh, I have been a bad, bad blogger lately, not posting much. Too much to do and too little time. Tomatoes to be planted, flower beds to be mulched. Then there are the half dozen projects I have been meaning… Read more ›
The Bearded Iris have arrived, and no, I am not talking about the main attraction in the freak show at the circus. Bearded Iris are among my most favorite flowers in the garden. As in, when I drive around town… Read more ›
If there is one gardening implement that has drawn lines down gender preferences, it would be the weed wacker. I should know, I now own 3 of them. My most recent weed wacker acquisition came from Troy-Bilt (being the Troy-Bilt’s… Read more ›
Catch me live talking about Starting Tomatoes on That’s Life With Robin Swoboda (10AM Fox 8 in Cleveland). I will be talking about starting tomatoes from seed and how to care for your seedlings. BTW, if you like the “I… Read more ›
Psst… I got what you need right here. A whole dime of high quality stuff. You ain’t finding anything better. The richest loam this side of the border, that is a bona fide fact, my friend. You will not find… Read more ›
Hey Kids! I am going to be doing an interview later today on “On The Home Stretch with Debbie Alan.†If you get time, tune in or download the podcast and listen in as Debbie and I chat about gardening.… Read more ›
It is Earth Day again and it is once again time for Hanna’s Rant on Environmentalism. I have come to believe that over the years, it is no accident that the word “mental†appears in the word Environmental. I am… Read more ›
I am not exaggerating when I tell you I have 200 tomato seedlings in my kitchen right now. A combination of using gardening as a coping mechanism and a sense of empathy that makes it difficult to even insult a… Read more ›
I have often told people that I live my life to a soundtrack. There are just songs that speak to me about every part of my life. And gardening is among that. There are gardening songs that I love to… Read more ›
I am a big fan of the Lord of the Rings movies. I am not afraid to admit (now that it is many years past) that I actually risked a very good job to go to the showing of the… Read more ›