Garden Walk of Shame, July 2021 (Part Two)
Now that everyone has seen the wages of my slothfulness in the backyard portion of the garden, it’s time to …
Category Archives: The Great Garden Renovation
Garden Walk of Shame, July 2021 (Part One)
You may have noticed that I haven’t added many garden posts recently; since May, in fact, and the last ‘overview’ …
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 …
On the Naming of Garden Beds
Sooner or later, most gardeners who have more than a couple of planting areas will reach a point where referring …
‘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 …
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 …
