Because my spring show was so hectic I decided to start my lettuce in boxes. Well lately, as I walk in my front door each day I look fondly at the freshest mixed greens salad I've ever seen, growing slowly on my front porch. I've been tormenting my veget… more »

A really gorgeous little rose blooms from the bush that sat on my porch for two months. Bravo to you little rose bush, for being patient. And it smells beautiful too!   Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As… more »

I've given it several days since our great mantis move-out to check the back porch for residents. I looked for a long time with mounting disappointment. Then I caught a glimpse of this little fellow just hanging on and waiting me out. So, there's at leas… more »

Lovely isn't he? I'm a little concerned about how quickly the soil drains out there where he is but I'm going to get some straw or hay this week and really bed him down and try to keep that moisture in. Directly behind big pumpkin is the thin row of popc… more »

One of my new favorite flowers, the Lantana undergoes multiple color changes as the flower emerges and develops   Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. more »

Yes this image is heavily photoshopped. I was digging away and planting late on wednesday night trying to get some last minute things in the ground before we left for an overnight trip. One of the priorities was to get big pumpkin in the ground. Here you… more »

If you think I had it bad, check out what happened to Kris the mantis midwive when she did not learn from my dreadful mantis mistake. Quick, run over there and READ THIS LINK! Go on! I'll wait. Seriously, she's got some great pictures. The crazy thing is… more »

A passionate college professor once explained, in a grad school theatre seminar, that to the Japanese, the flower is the most beautiful in the moment when it begins to die. I had a hard time grasping this idea and in some ways I still do, but as I grow m… more »

A few weeks ago I planted some chocolate mint out back by the giant mint patch, I figured, the more the merrier. Well when I checked on them recently there appeared to be a smidge of hostile activity going on or at least that's how I interpreted the situ… more »

I know you've been feeling a bit under the gun. I know that I promised that I would give you a little space to work. I know how involved a creative project can get. I am just so impressed with your ability to take a flower and then turn it into these tin… more »

Yep, that's what you think it is. And yep, that's where you think it is. I wish I had someone to blame this on, but the truth is that I was suppose to get the mantis egg casings out of the kitchen and it just never happened. So as The Husband and I were… more »

See this tomato plant? Nice looking huh? Survived the bunnies. Survived the total torrential downpour that we've been having for the last week. It's been a rough week around here and while we've had our share of problems, I know people whose carpet squis… more »

Not the best pictures by you get the idea. It's time to get this guy off the porch. Like NOW. more »

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Dear Grandpa, We've had a lot of rain in the past few days. In fact, one night we got up to find that between midnight and five in the morning we had gotten just over five inches of rain. My little tray of seedlings was full of water and all of their… more »

I love free stuff. I won't lie. There was a time when, if it was free, I would take it. I later learned that this was a bad idea and ended up selling a lot of things on ebay, giving to friends, and eventually to goodwill. I still love free stuff though,… more »

After every single peony in town has been open for a week a HUGE storm came through and the next morning ALL of my peonies were open and laying on the ground. There is at least three times the number that bloom last year and they are twice as big. It's p… more »