TGGR, July and August 2018: Incremental Progress
Our hot humid weather stands in stark contrast to the glacial pace of my attempts to move forward on the …
Category Archives: Gardening
Old Shed, New Shed
Before embarking on any Money Pit remodeling tales of woe, I’d like to share a tale that had a happy …
TGGR Progress Report, Summer 2018
I had every intention (you know, the kind the road to hell is paved with) of writing this TGGR* report …
Acer Aesthetics (or Lack Thereof)
One result of last December’s Massacre of the Not-So-Innocents was that a Japanese maple previously shouldered aside by a hefty …
The Precocious Peony’s Premiere Performance
My ‘precocious’ — courtesy of spending the winter in an unheated garage — teenage tree peony ‘Kamata-fuji’ has spent the …
A Very Precocious Peony!
Less than three weeks ago I had a big ‘whew’ moment upon discovering that the baby tree peonies and their …
The Great Garden Renovation (TGGR) Progress Report for February 2018
The Great Garden Renovation, hereinafter referred to as TGGR (pronounced “tigger”) resumed in earnest late last month as winter appeared …
The (Peony) Kids Are Alright…but What’s Up With Their Big Sister?
Apologies to The Who for fudging their title, but there were some anxious days recently for the baby tree peonies. …
