I was listening to NPR this morning and they had a piece on guerrilla gardening. This is actually not the first time I have heard about guerrilla gardening. Over at YGG, a few people have done some guerrilla gardening on… Read more ›
My kids gave me my traditional Mother’s Day gift, which is a flat of annuals picked out by them. They are always proud of the flowers they pick out for me. They are very certain that they have picked out… Read more ›
I have to admit, after typing that title, I feel like I should take a shower just to be decent. But mounting a staghorn fern is not anything sexual, it is how to plant and hang the lovely staghorn fern.… Read more ›
A few days ago, I got a telemarketing call. Unlike most people, I don’t absolutely despise telemarketers. As long as the same company doesn’t call me fifteen times in the same week, I am okay with telemarketing calls. I mean,… Read more ›
It has been a dry spring here in Cleveland. I have already had to water my garden a few times and until last night, the ground was dry and cracked. But last night, the skies opened up and sent down… Read more ›
This is a post that relates to the Cleveland Weeds project. In this post I am going to cover Canada Thistle Spring Click on image or here to enlarge SummerComing Soon FallComing Soon Latin Name: Cirsium arvens Common Names: Canada… Read more ›
The first of my clematis vines was blooming in my yard today, and it brought to mind this quote: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet.” —From Romeo and… Read more ›
This is what my current compost pile looks like. It’s an overgrown mess. It started out 5 years ago as a little tiny pile but because there wasn’t much in the way of a boundary around it, the pile just… Read more ›
We got frost again last night. Honestly, while I know that the last frost date here in lovely Cleveland, OH is May 16, I have never seen a frost this late. I have lived in Cleveland for 9 years and… Read more ›
I have to kill the Canada thistle that is growing where I want to put my new vegetable beds. I have mentioned before that I do not garden 100% organic. One of the big reasons why is Canada thistle. I… Read more ›
