Gardening | the bluest muse, Page 5

The quest for ‘black gold’ ends in composting failure

Six months ago, I expected to write an exultant post about my cultivation of the gardener’s best friend: black gold, aka compost, …

We picked up this wheelbarrow at Costco for $20 less than the local home improvement stores. Woot. Sometimes, it’s the little things …

It’s been a difficult day in a difficult series of weeks and months, but with joy and gratitude I realized a new …

Blooms from a flowering pear tree, which while beautiful, smells, ahem, indecently musty. If you’re like me (and most of the people …

Let the world rejoice, it’s almost Daylight Saving time! Okay, let those of us who work between California and Arizona rejoice, at …

One of the “heavenly bamboo” nandina plants which recently took up residence in our yard and will need some pruning at some …

What? You garden doesn’t look like this mid-January? Mine either. Photo from May, 2013. Sigh. For the past month, my dreams have …

Along with boulders, dirt and compost, yours truly got these lovely coral Japanese maples for Christmas. If I had to choose my …

“Bush” snow peas. I watched the fluffy bastard kick over a small blue pot and proceed to nibble the roots of the …

Look past that violet and behold, itty bitty beets! As with this Summer’s front-yard gardening adventure, I’ve tucked veggie/herb seeds in my …