‘Blank Slates’: Too Much of a Good Thing??
Pick up most gardening books and you are likely to see the proverbial ‘blank slate’ touted somewhere in its pages …
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Waste Not, Want Not?
Gardeners are nothing if not resourceful, and unless one has money to burn (hint: Not me!) we always have that …
Catching Up with the Baby Tree Peonies
It’s been more than a year since I last reported on my seed-grown baby tree peonies that made their surprise …
I Just Canna’ Grow Cannas
I have now officially added cannas to my list of Plants That Will Never Grow For Me Anywhere. This is …
Tales From The Money Pit
The embarrassingly long stretch of time between new posts recently has been a result of the arrival of spring weather …
TGGR Progress Report: Wrapping Up the Projects
Yes, despite the time of year I really did mean to type ‘projects’ instead of ‘presents’ … although being able …
An Unexpected New Container Species
While engrossed in the first phase of my autumn yard cleanup today, I was surprised by the sudden appearance of …
W(hole)-ly Surprising
It’s amazing what surprises Mother Earth (and I mean that literally this time) can spring on us at times. And …
