The Allium from Mars
My son is growing alliums in his garden for the first time, and apparently two of the ‘Globemaster’ bulbs were …
Category Archives: Gardening
Gardening Between a Rock and a Hard Place
I am now convinced that the adage “You never know what you’ve got until it’s gone” must have been originally …
‘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 …
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 …
