A year ago last March, I learned that renovations were planned for our home. The kitchen was going to be bumped out onto the deck, so that it was even with the screened porch. The screened porch was going to be upgraded to a three-season room. And the deck surrounding it all was going to [...]
Hardscaping and Projects
This Garden Art Is For The Birds, And It Needs Your Help
February 4, 2022 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, How-toI need advice. What can I apply to these wooden birdhouses to make them weather-proof? Give me your advice in the comment section.
The Biggest Surprise Of My Life
October 6, 2018 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, Wild Apple WoodsI had a fabulous 60th birthday back in April. My family completely and utterly surprised me with a gift I never could have imagined and will always treasure. You've got to see it to believe it!
How To Create And Maintain Trails In Your Woods
January 4, 2018 – Posted in: Habitat gardening, Hardscaping and Projects, How-toI love to walk the path through our woods. And maintaining them as I walk along them, I feel like I'm gardening in the depths of winter. If you have woods on your property, read how I've created these paths and start some of your own!
The Crazy Gardener’s Way to Plant Daffodils
November 24, 2017 – Posted in: Garden chores, Hardscaping and Projects, How-to, Narcissus, Roadside BedsThere is probably a machine that does what I did today, and does it faster, and maybe even does it better. But I don't know where I would find that machine, and even if I did, I probably wouldn't be able to afford it, not even to rent it. So it doesn't make any difference, except if I had done it with a machine, no one would think I was crazy. But I had a Vision of what I wanted to see come spring, and I was determined.
The Felling of the Oak
February 26, 2017 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, Native/InvasiveOur house "was built for a newlywed couple in 1885. The big oak tree in the front yard was planted the year they moved in and the maple tree was also one they planted," according to information provided by the previous owner. I was thinking about this oak tree as I drove home from a [...]
Dreaming Up A Bridge
December 30, 2016 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, How-to, Meditations, WishlistWhen we first moved here, a bridge across the creek was a fantasy, something that might happen someday if I somehow came into a lot of money. But this year, something changed. Actually, probably a lot of things changed, things inside of me as well as external things. But the proximate cause was my desire [...]
Do you really want to grow your own wedding flowers?
December 21, 2016 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, How-toMy son Rundy (a former contributor to this website) and his sweetheart Debbie announced their engagement mid-February. They got married on July 16th. I want to share our experiences doing the wedding flowers. (And by "our" I mean several people from both families.) I hope this will help you decide if you want to take [...]
The Final Finale Of The Adirondack Glider
May 5, 2016 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, How-toDid you ever get a project about halfway done and then took years to get it finished? Oh, good, I'm glad it's not just me. Two years ago Duluth Trading asked me to participate in a promotion they called A Kick in the Seat of the Pants. The idea was they'd give me some cash [...]
How To Turn A Bunch Of Plants Into A Garden: A Bench From Teak Closeouts
November 6, 2014 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, Things I LoveWhat turns a bunch of plants into a garden? The area pictured above was just a scrubby patch of woods when we moved in. Two trees were removed. (You can see the stump of one of them under the little table.) Then I pulled or cut numerous tree seedlings, and carefully pruned the sapling behind [...]
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