This fall, one thing I will not be doing is raking and bagging.
Category: Reflections
What looks good = what’s blooming now
My wild garden had a couple visitors recently, good friends whose opinions about it differed. One thinks my garden is a disaster. The other finds it lovely. Who is right? Looking over the shagginess, I think they both are. The rudbeckia that bloomed all summer, delighting us with its insect visitors and wonderful scent, is […]
Mid-August: what looks good now
August is a time of abundance for many gardeners, especially ones who planted zucchini.
Right plants, wrong place
It’s too hot outside to do anything but enjoy what’s working and plan for fall.
The pursuit of happiness
Sometimes it takes you away from the garden
Watering the garden, not the plants
Why rain is so much better for the garden than watering, peonies, and thank you, Kansas City Area Gardening Facebook Group
Gardening with dog
Something bad-ish happened in the garden this week.
Every day, without hope and without despair
Can you believe that just one week ago we were scurrying to save our plants from the freeze? Now that freeze feels like a lot of hype. We didn’t lose anything in our garden, except we probably won’t have blueberries, which the birds eat anyway. I suspect the fear of returning to dull, brown colorlessness […]
Winter’s return (and what to do about it)
The forecast is for snow. What will this mean for our spring? Should I turn my yard into a tent city? Is trying to save things worth the trouble?
Anticipation: planning for spring, ways to save money
January is a quiet month for gardeners.Most of its pleasure comes from thinking about gardening, not from gardening itself. But things are happening: the world is gathering force for great change.