Pick up most gardening books and you are likely to see the proverbial ‘blank slate’ touted somewhere in its pages as being A Good Thing. In most cases, it is – as anyone who has had to either hew down, or pay someone to remove, the other “proverbial” which is ‘mature trees’ that one doesn’t…
Gardeners are nothing if not resourceful, and unless one has money to burn (hint: Not me!) we always have that “Where/how can I use this?” question in the back of our minds. Not long ago it popped up in mine and although it took a little bit of time – okay, well, more like a…
It’s been more than a year since I last reported on my seed-grown baby tree peonies that made their surprise appearance in May 2017 …. shame on me, and I am appropriately red-faced! My “helicopter Peony Mom” post was uploaded a month later, and followed up with a mini-drama during the ensuing winter (February 2018.)…
I have now officially added cannas to my list of Plants That Will Never Grow For Me Anywhere. This is the third garden at which I’ve tried them with either zero or pathetically minimal success, but I do wish I could figure out what I’ve been doing wrong. I’m in Zone 7 (either a or…
The embarrassingly long stretch of time between new posts recently has been a result of the arrival of spring weather and its attendant garden chores, but also to a series of “events” at The Money Pit. I’m not quite sure how to describe them other than to say that it’s been less like being nibbled…
Yes, despite the time of year I really did mean to type ‘projects’ instead of ‘presents’ … although being able to cross some things off my TGGR List does feel much like a gift! About two weeks ago I was able to have a few more taken care of, although not by any means completed.…
While engrossed in the first phase of my autumn yard cleanup today, I was surprised by the sudden appearance of a ‘volunteer’ new container species. Although I had previously seen it on the property recently, this was the first time it has seeded itself in this particular location. I immediately recognized it as Felinus sheldonii…
It’s amazing what surprises Mother Earth (and I mean that literally this time) can spring on us at times. And it’s also amazing how often ‘experts’ can be not quite so expert. Herewith follows the story of the recent Big Dig (with apologies to Boston) here at The Money Pit. I may have mentioned in…
