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,…
