You just can’t have a garden blog and not post something on Groundhog Day. I am fairly certain there is a law about it somewhere. I mean after all, for us cabin fever crazy gardeners, the furry little buggers are… Read more ›
El Nino or no, Mother Nature has seemed to have recovered her senses. Snow has settled on Cleveland and the surrounding area like a cat on a TV.As you may know, I am not a big fan of the white… Read more ›
ACKKK! MY TOMATO SEEDS HAVE BEEN SNATCHED! And by the United States government no less. I always knew there was something shady about that Bush character. Iraq, bad foreign policy and crumby environmental stands aside, the real issue here is… Read more ›
Much to my bank account’s chagrin and my credit card company’s delight, I have been doing more than my fair share of shopping lately. I am wondering if I can get my insurance company to cover part of the costs.… Read more ›
Several years ago, I made the decision to stop shopping at Mal-Wart. I have to be honest, it was a purely selfish reason. They tried to force me to use my debit card as a debit card. Aghast! The horror… Read more ›
Well, the winter started out snowy enough. Big fluffy mound of snow had covered everything and then *BAM* (as they say in the cooking world), Mother Nature kicked it up a bit and it has been unseasonably warm here in… Read more ›
If there was ever a plant/holiday combination that screamed “How the heck did that happen?”, the Poinsettia as a Christmas plant is it. This ridiculously tropical, though admittedly lovely plant has now become a staple in the American Christmas landscape.… Read more ›
My friend, Rick, owns a Christmas tree farm in Ashtabula (for those of you not from Cleveland, that is a county or two over from where I live). Rick’s farm is named Bender Tree Farm and we get our Christmas… Read more ›
One of the unspoken effects of winter in the garden is that a gardener loses control of her or his yard. Normally, no one would dream of putting decorations in your yard without your explicit approval and consent for fear… Read more ›
Weeeellll… We are now full into Lake Effect Snow season here, which means that everything here is looking nice and Christmas-y (read white, fluffy and cold). My garden looks like a nicly wrapped gift that’s just waiting for spring to… Read more ›
