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#100HappyDays: Cool as a…

Cucumber seedling, of course. happy: A couple more hours in the garden. I always forget how busy Spring prep and transplanting can …

Sweet peas are as sweet as they look–super fragrant! (In fact, so fragrant that those of us with smell sensitivity keep them …

Clockwise from the top left: African Daisies in the big round pot, zucchini, jalapeno, mystery tomato, Japanese maple. Bottom row: A bunch …

Today’s happiness high point? A visit to the nursery for mosquito-repellent plants (citrus geranium and catmint) and compost, ahem. I spent an …

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 …

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