We are enjoying the sweet cherry tomatoes from the garden. Proof: they rarely make it to a salad because they are delightful finger food. The green beans are yummy too as long as I catch them before they get too big. My garden also had discouraging moments this season-I guess I am not as “seasoned” [...]
Yippee-there is still time to get to the garden events! Perhaps you should bring your umbrella to these wonderful events that are braving the fall weather—just in case. SEPTEMBER/SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27/28, 2008 9:00-3 PM. Fence-building Workshops with the Portland Japanese Garden. Reservations required and space is limited-please call (503) 542-0280. Lunch not included-participants are encouraged to [...]
It’s time to introduce a fan of mine-and trust me, the feeling is mutual. He is Joe Gardener, well-known for his TV gardening shows, books, seminars and following. In fact, he spent much of last year teaching at garden shows. Joe and I love to bounce ideas off of each other and he is well [...]
Dear Flora- I need an easy way to stir compost. Right now I have it in a big plastic garbage can and it is too hard to turn. Any ideas? ~Compost Canning Dear Compost Canning- You have set yourself up for a hard job. Other than finding a very secure lid and rolling the can [...]
For help with this topic, I consulted with Green and Save. Charlie and his wife renovated a home to make it environmentally friendly, including their yard. By the way, with the entire project, they saved over $100,000.00—so far. Very cool. Here is what they accomplished to make their yard, garden and landscaping eco-friendly: We planted [...]
Hungary, with twenty-two wine regions, has an extremely unique feature-the whole country has soil suitable for growing vineyards. So there is plenty of Hungarian wine for all of us. The issue is getting the word out. Hungarian Wines are classy and delectable, yet not seen as often as other nation’s wines due to lack of [...]
Don’t laugh. It’s helping me-I’m totally serious. On Twitter, I found a lot of gardening friends who get my tweets/updates (and I get their tweets) and this morning I had a question that I needed answered quickly. I posted it in my “what are you doing” box. I asked, “what’s with the ladybugs on my [...]
EWWW-Check out Jasmine’s rant on FAKE grass. It feels Stepford to me too, Jazz!
I’m thrilled to announce the theme this year for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. It is “Sustainable Spaces. Beautiful Places.” Yippee that the show is taking a step in this direction. Gardeners can make such a difference in our world as you know and I hope that many attendees learn everything possible about sustainability [...]
Today is my dad’s birthday and I forgot all about it. I NEVER forget his birthday. But I no longer have wall calendar-I keep everything in my planner and the birthdays didn’t get transferred, and the kids all just started school, and work is busy, and well-I forgot until he reminded me on the phone [...]
