To grow, or not to grow: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the yard to suffer The slings and arrows of vine borrers and beetles, Or to take arms against a sea of insects, And by vine burying, thwart them? To water: each day; No skips; and… more »

What a difference a week makes! I got back to the office today and this is what I found! Whoohoo! Next office plant plan . . . Catnip! It's the safest place to grow it that I know of. more »

I'll admit it right now. I love love love my office. Last summer I went and bought about 10 shade loving houseplants that I thought might be okay in there. And it was really lovely, until they started dying one by one. Now there are only four left not co… more »

The orphaned tulip that I took to my office has rallied. It is so nice to have this little tiny early spring happening right next to my computer each day. All I have to do is look over at that little green shoot poking up out of the dirt and I can't help… more »

Meet Wilson. He's been hanging around our back yard and our front porch. In November of 2006, I drove my very sick, very dear feline friend, Jeffrey to the emergency vet in a nearby town. The news was grave and I had to make that terrible decision to eu… more »

As I was outside digging around for a bag of dirt I had packed away to re-pot a couple of my office plants, I noticed a handful of tulip bulbs that I had thrown casually on the plant rack the day that I planted my grandma's rose bush. They had been victi… more »

After doing a little bit more research I realized that January 1st was the best time to start the jelly bean seeds. Unfortunately with both kids being sick and school starting back up I'm about two weeks late. However this morning I got the entire set up… more »

When I was poking around in my backyard last week I ran across another are with some premature and unsettling green activity. My Irises are starting to emerge. This is a bigger crisis than other areas of my garden just because I had fully intended to do… more »

Peanut butter cookies are not my favorite, I find them dry and not terribly exciting. The Husband however has a soft spot for them so not long into our marriage I was in the kitchen giving them a try. I grabbed a random cookbook and dug in. The cookbook… more »

The weather has taken a turn for the beautiful.  It was in the 60s here yesterday. Yes, you heard me. Last Tuesday when I went to work it was 0 degrees. Yesterday it was 61. Today . . . . 67. The rapid change in the weather made my heart skip cruelly to… more »

Grandma's Rose Bush is already stirring, pssst. it's only January!   Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. more »

I was standing in my in-law's dining room with Alice slung over one hip barking at Cooper to keep his little mits out of the candy dish. Not just because I don't like him all sugared out but because the candy dish items contained peanuts and Cooper doesn… more »