So that is what I have been staring at since last fall. Pretty demoralizing I must admit. Last weekend the Husband took great pity on me and razed the whole area. It was very exciting to see the yard and garden begin to look tidy and full of potential. B… more »

As I crutched my way across the porch on my way to school a flash of green caught my eye. There in my lettuce box was a single solitary lettuce, reseeded, trying to make a go of it. It should have made me a little sad but instead it really lifted my spir… more »

I'm not one to make a big deal about birthdays. I do like to take it as a day to do a little something special for myself. One thing I'd been wanting to do is get my early garden starters and get them in the ground now. I waited a bit too long last year… more »

Everywhere in the blogosphere gardeners are rifling through their seed catelogs, surfing online seed distributers, greenhouse plans, and frowning with envy at our southern and international fellow gardeners who have plants in bloom, in fruit, and who are… more »

Remember the rock patio that I was going to convert to a flower bed? Well I think I've finally decided that instead of making a flower bed out of it, I'm going to use it to plant a new big pumpkin. This way I can bury the vine and it is far enough away f… more »