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High Altitude Gardening
Happy hour enthusiasts?Or, avid gardeners in disguise? I'm guessing gardeners!Toasting the success of another wild and crazy... Seed Planting Party!Friends claim that all they learned how to do in college was drink beer. Perhaps they're missing the big picture.Drinking beer might be all I learned how to do but I'm not...
Fragrant Jasmine Climbing VinesHave been languishing on the couch for nigh onto a week, now, following doctor's orders for a speedy recovery from an annoying anemic condition.You'd think, with all this lollygagging, I'd have plenty of time to be blogging but there just aren't enough hours in the day.Flowering Plum...
African Violets add cheery color to this depressing house of illness. "You have iron deficiency anemia."So sayeth the frustrated doctor who only sees me when I'm on my self-diagnosed death bed. After I've exhausted all efforts to heal myself ~ a credo that almost always gets me into trouble.Polka Dot...
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Wordless Wednesdays ~ By the Light of the Full Snow Moon
Make a wish.It's a tradition around these parts, to snowshoe toward the highest ridge and soak in the bright night light of a fresh, full moon.For more Wordless Wednesday participants, click here!...
Cabin Fever and the Obligatory Countdown
The difference between cabin fever and a healthy outlook towards winter often hinges on your choice of hobbies.Take Buddy, for instance. His idea of a good time is to watch and wait for the orchids to re-bloom. That takes about 6 months so winter boredom is not an issue for him... I...
blithewold.org
I know I’ve said it before but it’s good to get out. Yesterday Gail, Julie (our education coordinator) and I went to the Perennial Plant Conference at UCONN in Storrs, CT and came back jazzed all over again about things like native plants and edible landscaping. Rosalind Creasy has been advocating...
I’ve done a lot of grousing about March lately. And it’s almost as if she heard me and said “Oh yeah? You think I’m a drag? I’ll show you how awesome I can be!” Over the last couple of days, the weather has been beyond gorgeous. Quite a few visitors...
Nature is out there making all sorts of promises and I intend to hold her to them. I am not afraid of spring. I know what’s coming. My eyes are open and I’m ready for it. Some might say that spring is – or at least ought to be – a...
Maybe I was too hard on March. Last week, like a miracle, a light switched on during my morning dog-walk. And today dawned with blue skies and sunshine. Maybe March isn’t going to be as dreary as I thought? Then again, day-light savings is coming up (March 14) and will throw...
We are poised on the edge of the pit of despair (a.k.a. March). I know a lot of people choose to remove themselves from danger by visiting the tropics at this time of year. While I generally prefer to spend plane fare on plants I have to say that it’s...
Every year Gail and I take it upon ourselves to try a few new tools. We want to stay on the cutting edge, so to speak, of what’s handy, so to speak. We have not been offered any free trials, alas – we buy only what we think looks useful....
Gardener to Farmer
Garden Shows: Chi-Town's Got it Goin' On
Last weekend, Amanda Thomsen and I spoke at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show. We gave a talk about "What to Plant and What to Buy" when thinking about organic dollars and yard space (the talk is posted on our......
Want to see me use my newscaster voice? Check out the new video for Grocery Gardening:...
Hey kids, Billy Goodnick (Fine Gardening's Cool Green Gardens Blog) and I are having a reader giveaway. The winner gets an ecopy of my first book Growing Food. Now, this is not my second book Grocery Gardening, but it is......
February Spawned a (Garden) Monster
My February garden is a sopping mess of dead plants, wet dirt and unruly vines. I know it is time to go out and give it the old hack and rake, but I am still wrapped in the hazy blanket......
Grocery Gardening on KOIN Keep It Local
Check out my guest spot on Portland's KOIN "Keep It Local" show. Of course, I'm talking about Grocery Gardening...and I do my first cooking demo, ever! (mouse over the thumbnails to find my segment)...
Social Media for Gardeners: Podcasts, Forums and Communities
On Monday, I started the first of a two part series on Social Media for Gardeners. The first post includes Twitter, Facebook and blogs. Today's post was originally intended to cover podcasts, forums and communiities. Then I realized I forgot......
The Whispering Crane Institute
Sometimes you Feel Like a Nut!
Well the snow is melting and I am working a on a good size project and all is okay in my World at the moment. It’s at these moments I think of some of the great philosophers of our times and can’t help but want to share their words with you. “An...
Take a look at the following story, for me it just doesn’t pass the smell test. I am not sure, but I honestly believe there is more to this than what’s here, and that part of the story is missing. The mentioning(twice) of the Cherry tree also seems suspicious we’ve planted quite...
Fine Living Network, some Thoughts
Okay, so I decided to watch this show tonight(Sunday, 28th) titiled 15 X-treme Outdoor Projects. Well . . . It sucks! I am about 3 backyards in and it is just terrible, I mean it’s really bad. I guess if you use a crane you can get onto the list . . ....
The other big news here is the Tsunami racing across the Pacific as I write this. There was a 9.5(or so) in Chile around 1960 and the effects from that Tsunami were felt in California and all the way across the Pacific in the Phillipines and other spots. I also am wondering...
Saw this quote tonight, it seems to have really struck something in me. So much sadness and hate and violence, including the Cleveland woman who killed her small child by “scalding her baby to death”. I suppose I would be remiss if I didn’t say I was feeling in quite the melancholy...
Shaun White is the God of snowboarding and the halfpipe. With victory in hand before the 2nd run Shaun went out and delivered n incredible 2nd run, and a ride including never attempted tricks. Congrats young man for your spirit and willingness to “go for it” and capture the true meaning of...
This Garden Is Illegal
This weekend I am planting seeds, which for a gardener, is kind of like the first game of pre-season for baseball fans. The effort doesn’t really count towards the fruits of the season (after all, half the prospects in front of you will be tossed from the team, given away...
Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home? Come on, now, I hear you’re feeling down. Well I can ease your pain Get you on your feet again. Relax. I’ll need some information first. Just the basic facts. Can you show me where it grows? I am sorry. I abandoned you all....
Yellow Perfection Tomato: Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2009
Part of Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2009 As far as yellow tomatoes go, well for me they are hit or miss. I have tried some really great yellow tomatoes, and others, well, not so much. The reason yellow tomatoes are so ambiguous on the flavor scale is the fact that...
Speckled Roman Tomato: Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2009
Part of Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2009 This would be my freaky-deaky tomato of the season. It is a tomato that really, really wants people to think it is part of the very in hot pepper crowd. If you were not looking closely, you might mistake it for one. But...
Black From Tula Tomato: Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2009
Part of Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2009 If tomatoes spoke, I imagine in my head that this one has a southern accent. Granted, according to its history, it would have a heavy Russian accent, but frankly, Tula does not sound like a cold Eastern Block city, but rather a warm and heavy...
Gardening Examiner
Time left over for life: A review of The NEW Low-Maintenance Garden
Related Articles Garden books for the beginner Uniquely American: Great American Gardens Pretty produce: Organic Crops in PotsReader's Digest All-New Illustrated Guide to Gardening There have been years in which I spent 20 hours a week weedin......
Uniquely American: Great Gardens of America
Great Gardens of America profiles 25 diverse gardens from coast to coast in North America.What makes American gardens ‘American’?That is the question author Tim Richardson seeks to answer in his stunning new book Great Gardens of Ame......
Indulge your interest in birds: Join Project FeederWatch
Mourning doves gather at a hopper and platformfeeder in winter If your gardening chores are winding down but you're still missing the great outdoors, get your fix while contributing to science by signing up for Project Feederwatch.The purpose of th......
Gardening Nude with Shawna Coronado's green-health philosophy
Gardening Nude is Shawna Coronado's metaphor for hergood-health philosophy. Related Articles Pretty Produce: Organic Crops in Pots The Ultimate Gardener Garden books for the beginner Historic Charleston: A photo tour Don’t mistake......
Gardening 101: How do you avoid garden pests and diseases?
Careful attention to garden hygiene isn't just abouthow the garden looks. It can reduce the possibilityof pests and diseases. Even professional gardeners discover sickening diseases and pests in their gardens with alarming regularity. But practicing......
Vegetables 101: How do I grow cucumbers?
Cucumbers are simple to grow as long as you respect their need for full sun, well-enriched soil and plenty of water. Although cucumber plants are widely available at garden centers, big box stores and even grocery stores, the selection is lim......
Gardens of the Wild Wild West
Ruh -oh, gotta play a game of catch up here. I got behind. So don’t pay no never mind to the fact I have actually back-dated a couple of posts to get back in line w/the 3-6-5 program. I have been gardening/thinking of gardening/reading of gardening/writing about gardens/hanging out in...
OH YES, I’ve ordered it already: Mandela’s Way: Fifteen Lessons on Life, Love and Courage. I read about this in the latest issue of O Magazine. If I take nothing else away from that issue, but notice of this book, that’s enough. My apologies to O for summarizing their summary: “Create...
A little shout out to my girlfriends over at Edwards Greenhouses. Cathy with a C or K? and Anju, two of the gardening-ist girls ya ever did meet, are regular readers of this little column. I did not know that and I was greatly humbled by the news. Ladies,...
Hey all, good news for garden starved gardeners, $2 discount coupons for the Boise Garden Show are at all local Zamzows, Far West and Franz Witte. Standard admission price is $7 each, this knocks it down to a lovely $5. Get your groove on at the Grove, March 26th....
Purple sweet asparagus: beautiful, deep burgundy colored spears (turn green when cooked), 20% higher sugar content so very tasty when eaten raw, this variety is larger and more tender than other types. Pick in the evening for the most tender stalks as plants grow rapidly on warm days. $5.99 for...
Gardening 365 – Day 68, Dear Friends and Gardeners
Dear Friends and Gardeners, especial Dee alynd Carol - Ladies, the salad bar is in, and getting rained on today, snow forecast for tomorrow. As I’ve said before, no good deed goes unpunished. I a few of the climbing roses yesterday and have the wounds to show for it. Cane...
The Rebel Gardener
Pruning your Alyogyne Huegelii
How to Prune Alyogyne Huegelii and other Australian Native Plants. From time to time I get emails about pruning Australian Native Plants and the feeling I quite often get is that there are many gardeners that have a misconception that Australian Natives don’t like to be pruned. And this really couldn’t be...
Growing Agave Attenuata in a Pot
Agaves are plants that lend themselves to be easily grown in pots and Agave attenuata is no exception. Because of it’s drought tolerance it’s a plant that won’t drop dead if you forget to water it every second day over summer. Another great thing about Agave attenuata is that it’s...
When I first came across Eremophila Big Poly (E Bignoniiflora x E Polyclada) I thought of it more as just another addition to my collection and just grew it in a pot for about 2 years. It wasn’t until I planted it into the ground though, that it actually came...
Rain Barrels are these days becoming very popular with gardeners as they come to realize the benefits of using rainwater in their garden as opposed to tap water. One important fact about rain barrels is that they can fill quite quickly with rainwater and then overflow, so in some respects...
Eremophilas are a very variable genus of plants. They vary in size from prostrate ground covers to small shrubby trees, that vary in the colour of foliage from grey white to deep greens and also in flower colours which includes white, blue, purple, green, yellow, red, pink and apricot etc. Here’s...
Isopogon Formosus is a plant that you probably won’t find in many plant nurseries. It’s mainly restricted to Australian Native Plant nurseries probably because it can be considered in some circles to be difficult to grow. I’d successfully grown it before in my last garden so when I came across...
Entangled's Blogs
Family history documents and stories to supplement the genealogical information at tangledbranches.com...
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happenings in and around my zone 6b gardens in northern Virginia and in central Virginia...
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Ledge and Gardens
I know that I have been neglecting gardening and that is about to change as plants are starting to pop up around here but today is a very special day. It is hard to believe that it has been one......
Wordless Wednesay - March 10, 2010
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Nepal - Phase IV - Seti River Camp
(Picture credit: Randy Blough) It has been over two months since my return from the Nepal adventure. The fourth phase of our trip involved river rafting on the Seti River for a half day, camping over two nights with treks......
Wordless Wednesday - February 24, 2010
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There was the definite feel of approaching spring this weekend.Temperatures were in the high 40's which feels like a heat wave after freezing rain, snow and just general cold. It is only February still but the light levels are just......
Tantalizing tomatoes and 'Terroir'
'Green Zebra' July 2008 There is much discussion and writing by gardeners in this month of February concerning seeds and seed catalogs. The dreams of the next vegetable garden give way to seed orders and, soon, seed starting. Choosing the......
Ellis Hollow
Never have I cut such a high percentage of the blooms in my garden, and filled such a small percentage of the scanner bed. Hope you like them anyway. Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Garden for hosting, as usual. View more bloom day scans. Try it yourself. It’s...
I actually had a few crocus flowering mid-week last week as the snow bank near the septic tank retreated. Blooms are still few and far between, but the crocus, snowdrops and eranthis are all out there, if you look. (Click images for larger view.) Hard to believe a week...
Jade and Fred have 25 years between them. But they were acting like puppies in the melting drifts (still 3 to 4 feet deep in places) this weekend. (Click on images for larger views.)...
David Cramer inducted into Section 4 Hall of Fame
My sister Sue and I had a fun time on Saturday standing in for my brother David, who was inducted into the Section 4 Athletic Hall of Fame. Got to eat brunch with our old coach, visit with the mother of one of his teammates, catch a great half-time...
Nothing major. Just a couple inches of the heavy wet stuff weigh to down the deer fence, cap the coneflowers and coat everything. Some early morning shots. Full-screen+ panorama...
That’s what I think of the snow …
Actually, I kind of like snow. But after shoveling a foot Thursday night and spending a couple hours this morning to free things up, it’s getting kind of old already. Especially when you have to actually shovel a path so the dogs can get off the porch to...