I’m glad at least something is blooming in the garden – it’s making my insane garden fever at least a little bit realistic. I had a dream last night that I was at some sort of garden center, and they carried every single variety of plant I’ve been mulling over maybe buying this year, so […]
Why yes, those are budding crocus in my garden. It’s gotten warmer, and the bulbs are back in force. Thankfully, this is the only thing threatening to bloom at the moment, but even my iris are starting to green up a bit, which I have to admit is a bit freaky. I actually had a
We’ve had a snow drought this winter. Even when it does snow, it’s maybe an inch, and it seems to be gone in a day or two. The plants up here expect that snow cover, so when it’s not around, things get a little weird. Now, end of February, little snow, I don’t get too
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So this is the one thing I allowed myself to buy with my tax return this year: a composter. I went for a self contained one so I could pull it up easily if circumstances warranted. Plus, there’s just two of us, so this should be just the right size. I’ll admit I’m excited to
It’s January in Maine, so what’s a girl to do? Read gardening books, and lust after activities I cannot possible for several more months. Sigh… The Edible Front Yard – Ivette Soler This book is all about changing your front yard from a typical lawn into an edible plant garden, but doing it in such
These are my new best friends. After watching some neighbors one year, I’ve been bagging my leaves by using a trash can as a bag holder, and using a snow shovel to get the leaves into the bag. Last spring, I saw the green claw hand extenders next to the shovel in a magazine, and
I love my landlord. He was around doing the yard work that generates crap that we can’t haul anywhere since we’re not actually homeowners ™, and I asked if it would be ok if we tackled trying to get rid of the rose bush from hell (which I have dubbed Operation Napalm). Not only did
