Stem Research (or, Why Does My Campanula Look So Weird?)
As much of a Marvel Universe fan as I am, that doesn’t mean I’m necessarily prepared for a strange mutant …
Category Archives: Gardening
Teenage Tree Peonies Update
I almost wrote ‘baby tree peonies’ for the title, but of course they aren’t babies anymore! It’s been four years …
Babes in the Garden (Dwarf Crape Myrtles)
I don’t know if Robert Burns – he of “the best-made plans…” fame – was a gardener, but sometimes I …
PPE versus The Ravenous Rabbit
Today we’re all too familiar with PPE: face masks, plastic shields, disposable gloves, hand sanitizer, etc. Hopefully, we’re all stocked …
TGGR Progress Report: End of Year 2020
This year’s progress in The Great Garden Renovation (a/k/a/ TGGR) can be summed up in only two words: “not much.” …
The (Not Quite) Best-Laid Planting Plan
Have you ever made such a stunningly stupid, colossally clueless and yet breathtakingly basic planting-plan error that the only thing …
Mystery Lawn Weed Identification?
Never let it be said that nature allows us to get bored or complacent when it comes to gardening! In …
Big Brother, Little Brother
“I’m going to be as big as you, someday!” says little Picea pungens ‘Ruby Teardrops’ to ‘big bro’ across the …
