Category Archives: gardening

This is part of the yardwork that I accomplished this week: A fully weeded and prepped bed for Swiss chard (which Nik promptly planted).  We’re looking forward to lots of Swiss chard this year! Nik also worked hard preparing our … Continue reading →

To do an average of 1/2 hour of yardwork per weekday between now and October.  That means about 2 1/2 hours a week.  No rollover of hours from week to week.  I think if I manage to do this, along … Continue reading →

I love herbs, specifically growing herbs, and I just saw this post about planting theme herb gardens.  I love this idea – I’m particularly fascinated by the idea of growing a medicinal herb garden.  Our long-term goal for our yard … Continue reading →

Isn’t he adorable? (He lives in the crazy, out-of-control azalea bushes at the front of our house.  I’ve been wanting to tear them all out but I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t do it yet!)

1.  Arugula grows really fast, and before you know it, it has gone to seed. 2.  Garlic scapes apparently don’t always get long. I was waiting for them to get long and a lot of them just didn’t. Then the … Continue reading →

This spring I have been grateful for the hard work of others – particularly for my mother-in-law Tina and also for myself, in the past. Case in point: See this? That’s a bed of really ugly, weedy grass that used … Continue reading →