Variegated bulbous oat grass, sweet white violet, and a bit of 'White Nancy' lamium in the lower left cornerBecause of the warm April, a lot of the daffodils that were still blooming last year are done for this year. This is the "gap" time between the early blooming spring flowers and the big June extravaganza [...]
Miscellaneous
Small Gifts: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day April 2008
April 15, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousThe Crocus Bank is looking glorious (click any photo to enlarge it): But I was pleasantly surprised to see this wee thing:
Winner of the Nightshade Drawing
March 29, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousCongratulations to Mary Laverty, who won a copy of Nightshade, the newest novel in the series by Susan Wittig Albert. Mary followed the link on Susan's guest post to enter the drawing for the free copy. Each post in Susan’s blog tour has a unique link to a separate drawing for a copy of Nightshade. [...]
What would Jeff Gillman do? Roundup and my garden
March 18, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousWhen I was first approached about having Jeff Gillman, author of The Truth About Organic Gardening, write a post for my blog, I several ideas that I presented to Jeff. He was willing tackle all of them! I decided to relate how I have used Roundup in my garden, and let Jeff comment on my [...]
About Daylight Saving Time – History, rationale, laws & dates
March 9, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousI am not a fan of Daylight Saving Time, but I learned more about it from this site than I thought there was to learn. I guess the real question is how does the time change affect your gardening? If you are a morning person and prefer to garden early in the day, before it [...]
Organic Gardening Quiz Answers
March 8, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousCongratulations to Diana Kirby, whose name was chosen at random from the pool of 51 entries to win a copy of The Truth About Organic Gardening by Jeff Gillman. Below you will find the questions and the "correct" answers. To tell you the truth, I didn't expect anyone to get all the answers right. For [...]
First Sign of Spring, aka Grasping at Straws
March 5, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousDesperate Times Call for Desperate Measures Maybe you can't see it (go ahead and click on the photo for a closer look), but my eyes can see that the trees on the hillside have a definite reddish cast to them. This is reckoned as the first sign of spring here in Purdyville, or more properly, [...]
Take this organic gardening quiz and win a free book
March 2, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousNext week I'll be reviewing The Truth About Organic Gardening by Jeff Gillman, and Jeff will be critiquing my use of a common herbicide. To add to the fun and excitement, Timber Press and I have joined forces to give you another chance to win a free book. One copy of Jeff's book, The Truth [...]
Getting Past the Hype: Is the Enki Watering System worth the money?
February 24, 2008 – Posted in: Miscellaneous, Tools and EquipmentI like to try out new gardening gadgets and techniques as soon as they come out, but despite my best efforts I’m frequently blindsided by something new that I haven’t researched. Such is the case with your intrepid blogger, Kathy, who caught me without a quick answer to her question about Enki, that electric watering-can [...]
Congratulations, Dee!
February 23, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousAs I said when I announced the free book, one of the commenters would be chosen randomly to receive a copy of The Truth About Garden Remedies. I took a page from Pioneer Woman's book and used the generator at random.org. to pick the winning comment. All the comments are numbered as they are received, [...]
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