Leaving notes for next year

Leaving notes for next year

Fall fruits and vegetables are rolling in, and tree leaves are starting to turn in many parts of the northern hemisphere. Along with eating, preserving and either selling or giving away the bounty of your harvest, it’s time to think ahead to next year. Have you...

Making plans for winter

In most areas of the US the days are still warm and balmy, the nights cool, but not inching near the freezing mark yet, but it’s still not too early to begin thinking about preparing for winter and in the northern states and Canada, as well as parts of Europe,...
Putting your border in a vase

Putting your border in a vase

I love flowers. I love the color, the variety of leaves, the honey sweetness, the way they draw butterflies and bees. I love them enough to put up with invading weeds and finding my walkways encroached upon by nicotiana or cosmos heavy with blooms by the time fall...

Filtering your pond

I promised to bring up pond filters, so now I have a few minutes we’ll give it a go. A pond without some kind of filtering process soon becomes an algae-infested, soupy mess–thus the need for a filter. There are many varieties from inexpensive homemade to...
Coral Embers shining in your winter landscape

Coral Embers shining in your winter landscape

As leaves begin changing colors, it’s time to consider spots in your yard that need more fall color, and areas to add winter interest. There are a number of ways to add winter interest to your yard from evergreens, to leaving flower stalks to catch falling snow...