Gardeners Should Be Hoping for Lots of Snow…and Soon!
In mid-January, when it’s so cold that it hurts to even breathe, it’s hard to believe that plant life canContinue Reading
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The Toil of a Laidback Gardener
I have, in a way, inherited my father’s garden which is now my step-mother’s. I have become the gardener forContinue Reading
My Selection of Dwarf Conifers for Low-Maintenance Gardens
I have lived for 20 years in a home with a sandy loam soil garden. In my horticultural vocabulary, IContinue Reading
Looking Back On the Season
Spring Effervescence I like the cyclical aspect of my work. First, there is the start of the season, where everythingContinue Reading
A “Real” Christmas Tree
Want to avoid buying a Christmas tree only to throw it away? You could buy a “living” Christmas tree. AContinue Reading
How to Scare Off Thrips?
I Was Laidback Before I Was a Gardener. My patience was already limited before I started growing things, and moreContinue Reading
To Cardboard Mulch or Not to Cardboard Mulch
A few weeks ago, I attended a forum on pollinators in our gardens. Among other things, we learned about theirContinue Reading
A Few End of Season Tips
Now that it has snowed once or twice and the soil is frozen in the early morning, there’s no doubtContinue Reading
Living in the Shadow of Others
While walking through my father’s garden recently, I made a few discoveries. Now that most of the leaves on theContinue Reading
Cities Where you Can Grow Vegetables in Your Front Yard
Every gardener lives with the illusion that the ground surrounding his property belongs to him and that he can disposeContinue Reading