October 21, 2009 Wildlife Abundance in Gardens There has been an abundance of wildlife in our gardens this year. Seven years ago, a single quail couple hatched chicks in the open…
October 21, 2009 Worm Composting for Beginners Traditional composting of yard clippings and kitchen scraps is not for everyone. Some gardeners just don’t have the space for composting bins but would…
October 18, 2009 Harvest Moon Clarified-Shine On! When I was a kid, I found the song “Shine on Harvest Moon” haunting. What does “I ain’t had no lovin’ since…mean to an…
October 16, 2009 Include Microclimates in Your Garden Plan This time of year is an excellent time of year to plan for new additions to your garden. You may live in an area…
October 13, 2009 Home Remedies for the Garden Whatever you’re paying for high-priced garden solutions, it is far too much! Many concoctions can be made with ingredients you have in your pantry. Here…
October 13, 2009 Fall Garden Chores in a Temperate Climate Fall is not my favorite time of year. The light and colors are fading, the days growing shorter. Landscape plants look tired and spent….
October 11, 2009 Planting Vegetables In Your Flower Beds You can grow vegetables in greenhouses, raised beds, mounded beds, rows, and in containers. You can plant a “French-intensive” garden or a formal kitchen…
October 8, 2009 How Does Your Mediterranean Garden Grow? Heady fragrance of the pink jasmine vines, dripping with fragrant clusters of blossoms, surrounded the hilltop bed and breakfast in Napa Valley. Mediterranean plants…
October 5, 2009 English Gardens-It’s All An Experiment While visiting northern France a few years ago, I was inspired by Claude Monet’s garden. It is not the typical French garden with controlled…
September 30, 2009 The Life Force of Seeds-Can You Feel It? I’m a seed collector. Blame it on my Scottish heritage. Blame it on the fact that I’m fascinated with natural science. It may be…
September 29, 2009 A Chicken Coop that Enhances the Garden My husband built a chicken coop for our six young chickens that adds to my garden rather than detracts. To save money, we…
September 28, 2009 A Love-Hate Relationship with Nature Like many gardeners, I have a love-hate relationship with nature. While I enjoy observing and just “being” in the garden, I struggle with my…
September 27, 2009 Garden Accessories-Decor or Junk? The accessories we put on our bodies, in our homes, and in our gardens are meant to enhance and enliven the objects they adorn….
September 26, 2009 A Problem Chicken Poppy was an impulse acquisition. I had researched and decided on five breeds for our backyard chicken project. I’d bought the buff Orpington, barred rock,…
