‘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 …
Category Archives: The Great Garden Renovation
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
