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Gardening, golf and the Christian walk.
I was beginning to despair of seeing any zucchini again this year, even though I put in several plants. I was all prepared to do the hand-pollination that Cindy suggested last year, too. My problem was, none of the female...
Oh mulch, where have you been all my life? How did I ever get along without you? The northeast corner of our backyard always has been neglected. Dominated by the corkscrew hazelnut, a common lilac and a variety of care-free...
After a long and snowy winter, the cold and rainy spring is finally ending. The ground is dry enough and the temperatures warm enough to begin planting in earnest. I've been out in the garden a little bit, checking out...
Summer is over and it's time to begin putting the garden to bed. I've been getting an early start, taking advantage of the fine weather for early October. We've had some nights in the 40s and upper 30s, but no...
Maybe gardeners never take vacations in the summer. Nevertheless, we took two weeks to visit the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at the same time that the temps hit the 90s and there was no rain. My daughter and her friend...
I know how Ahab felt, fighting against a force of nature like Moby-Dick. Our east-side neighbor's worthless wisteria is also a force of nature. It was a pet project of our former neighbor's ex-wife, who allowed it to wind around...
I received a helpful e-mail this morning from a reader, Steve B., who identified my mystery perennial in the post "Right Stuff in the Wrong Place." It is Common Sundrop, either Oenothera tetragona, Oenothera fruticosa or Oenothera perennis. Either way,...
Weeding around the yellow mystery flowers and the coral bells, preparing to mulch, I noticed several dead-looking branches on the little ornamental tree in that corner of the yard. The tree has been there since we bought the house; it...
I mentioned in an earlier post that I had designs on my neighbor's flower bed that abuts our driveway. The landlord gave me his blessing, so I began clearing it out. Finished it the other day. These photos show a...
I have this marvelous perennial that was in the garden when we bought the house almost 10 years ago. Darned if I know what it is. If any readers have a clue, please leave a comment. It has these bright...
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