I think that every gardener should have a well thought out stance on lawns. It is important in a gardener’s creed because it allows you to know exactly what the lawn to garden ratio of your yard will be. Yesterday,… Read more ›
I am a child of the eighties. I am also a child of a child of the sixties. What this means is that I grew up with a pretty firm belief that the Russian and communists will kill us all,… Read more ›
I have noticed something about the bees here in Cleveland. They are not normal bees. They seem to be bees on steroids. Though I bet if you asked them, they never have, to the best of their knowledge, used steroids,… Read more ›
There are certain things I do as a gardener that I am not quiet sure are good intentioned or merely self-promotional. It is a fine line between the two, really. Now that I think on it, as the old saw… Read more ›
What’s wrong with a blog that is just about me, myself and my little garden. Gardening For Dummies wants more open discussion, “interactivity” between blogs… So fine. Today, let’s go for a little interactivity. I personally find it to be… Read more ›
Last night, I afforded my two younger children a rare treat. I let them stay up late enough to go firefly catching. It wasn’t just for their benefit. I have had a rough week and there are few things more… Read more ›
I sometimes lament that I have the neighbors I do. They are the nicest people in the world and they are as helpful as can be, but I just have an issue with the fact that they can garden better… Read more ›
Oh, come on… Like I ever use 20 words or less to define anything. This whole topic came up in my head a few days ago in The Virtues of Bishop’s Weeds post. It didn’t actually come up in the… Read more ›
There is a written piece called “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” by Robert Fulghum. Rule number one is Share Everything. As the word Kindergarten means a garden of children, it is fitting that this rule… Read more ›
The other day I was reading a blog post at Gardening 4 Dummies about the decline of gardening as a pastime, which made me think of another blog post at Calendula & Concrete I read about schools having gardens. I… Read more ›
