Project Green Thumbs: Tips, tricks and warnings for growing tomatoes
Want glorious tomatoes like mine? Try these tips and tricks learned from four years of failure. “One tomato. I will now consider …
Project Green Thumbs: Front yard veggie gardening
Can you spot the edibles? Hidden in the landscaping are basil, cilantro, oregano, watermelon, squash and tomato plants. What do veggie gardens …
Project Green Thumbs: It’s not too late to start your veggie garden!
Confession: I gave serious consideration to planting only tomatoes and basil this year. Why waste time on the other stuff when all I …
Thursday 13: Project Green Thumbs Season 5 to-dos
It all started with the desire for home grown tomatoes. Somehow, that little goal morphed into a full veggie patch and a …
Project Green Thumbs: The number one rule of gardening
A young girl rolled along on a 10-speed, her honey-wheat ponytail trailing. She flashed a bright grin in my direction, waving and …
The Daily Pixel: Early summer in academia
Summer in academia feels like controlled chaos. Contrary to popular opinion, having “summers off” does not equate to three months of vacation, …
The pursuit of perennial curb appeal
It started out so small, my idea. I was just going to carve out a little flower bed to protect our mailbox …
The Daily Pixel: Good things, thank you!
It’s Memorial Day and as I revisit the last week in pictures, I’m incredibly grateful to all of the people who have …
The Daily Pixel #58- Saucer Magnolia in Spring finery
Every Spring I walk by a house in our neighborhood, gawk at the gorgeous pink tree that I’ve erroneously called a Dogwood, …
The Daily Pixel #55- Dream peas
Last week, I wandered out to check the status of my winter garden. I wonder… could you hear my primal scream across …