Project Green Thumbs: If praying mantises could talk…
… They would say “Go away, stalker!” So I’ve had a little mantis obsession in my garden this summer… It started with …
On being nosy, I mean neighborly
Like most projects, I underestimated how long tree planting would actually take. The answer being: For-ever. In another post I’ll share what …
Thursday 13: Project Green Thumbs garden update
I’m going to hazard a guess that I stand in the minority of people who LOVE the weather lately. You see, with …
Project Green Thumbs Season III: Pests and protectors
Hands down, my least favorite part of gardening is dealing with bugs. I recognize that I’m 10,000 times bigger than they are, …
Project Green Thumbs Season III: Garden pests and problems
When tilling soil in May, all I could think about was the bounty of produce that would await me in the summer …
Project Green Thumbs: Aerobic gardening dos and don’ts
I know that under normal circumstances, most folks wouldn’t accuse gardening of being an aerobic activity. Tilling and raking and shoveling, perhaps, …
Project Green Thumbs Season III: Kicking my yard’s butt front and back
Project Green Thumbs Season III kicks off in the 4×8 planter box made by Mr. T Gardening and I have a dubious …
Project Green Thumbs, Season II: Failure
After the stunning success of the first-ever Project Green Thumbs in 2009, I am chagrined but not surprised by the pathetic crops …
Project Green Thumbs Season II: Kick off and sprouts!
Last summer my poor Facebook friends had to deal with hundreds of dirt and leaf photos because of my thrilling (to me) …
Thursday 13: How my garden will grow!
After spending an idyllic hour eating lunch on a sunny patio (indeed the birds chirped, the breeze blew and passers-by seemed almost …