Spring is here finally, or will be soon as I write this in early March. This year it won’t be quite the same for me, nor for a lot of other west side gardeners. This year we have lost one of our better sources for gardening supplies, outstanding variety in plant material and a champion […]
Read MoreCheck it out! One of my Garden Photos is in the local paper: Click here to see the article How exciting is that? The article is about the series of Beginning Gardening classes the Master Gardeners have scheduled for this season- I hope they are a great success!Ellen Leigh
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It’s February as I write this, there’s been a severe cold snap this week, and the groundhog has seen his shadow- I’m not sure exactly what that means, but it does signify the halfway point to winter! From here on out, spring is edging closer and closer, and soon those flowers planted as bulbs last […]
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As some of you may know, I am a pet owner. Two geriatric cats, two Shetland Sheepdogs, and four goldfish. One of the cats, and both dogs are frequently found out in the garden with me whenever I go out there, and actually spend much more time out there than I do, so I do […]
Read MoreDecember is almost here! The last of the leaves have fallen, and hopefully have been composted or ground up into mulch to snuggle the garden in for the winter. I took a new tack this year with the sycamore leaves in the front yard. It seems that every year no matter how well I clean […]
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At our September meeting I aquired something I had been wanting for some time- Paw paw trees! Now I need to find a good place for them. Right now they are just seedlings and can be stashed somewhere I can keep an eye on them for a couple of years as they grow bigger. Paw […]
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I’ve been out all during September collecting seeds for those annuals I like to start in the house next spring, and this year I’m trying to separate out one particular color of Impatiens that I like very much. It’s a completely unique combination of red, coral and a nifty spatter pattern of white thrown in. […]
Read MoreI had the opportunity this summer to do quite a bit of travelling and I decided I really like it a lot- I gotta go more often! My garden suffered for it a bit though- in July I was gone for a whole week- a very dry week- and some plants really didn’t fare well […]
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I sure had fun earlier this spring making a new arbor to replace an old cheap one that had rusted apart. The new one is made of copper tubing and plumbing joints from the hardware store all soldered together. It wasn’t hard to make, although I did have to get soldering lessons from my Dad. […]
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Well, here it is Summer already! I just came in from a stroll around my garden, trying to decide what to write about. I restrained myself from doing the container watering that needs to be done today and only yanked a couple of weeds and deadheaded the geraniums and roses that looked a bit ragged. […]
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How y’all doin’? OK, so I am back from my trip. Let me just say it was an amazing experience, I’m very glad I went, and would go again in a heart beat. Now the tough part- how to relate that experience to this column about gardening.I guess I just have to look at all […]
Read MoreWhat an amazing month April is! It starts out dull and dreary, with the promise of things to come just peeping out of the ground through the remnants of last fall’s leaves, and ends up in full glorious flower, soft warm rains and sunny days bringing all those lovely bulbs, shrubs and trees into full […]
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