This spring my sister and her husband decided to visit their son in Baltimore and since I normally water the plants when she is out of town, I was warned me that two robins were building a nest near the front door. Already 3 eggs were in the nest and the birds were not happy […]
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New Orleans Bed & Breakfast
When we visited New Orleans this February, we stayed in a Bed & Breakfast called the Lions Inn located just outside the French Quarter. Upon our arrival in New Orleans, we drove up the narrow street and parked in front of our Inn. There was a palm tree in front, a flower box with some […]
Garden Research Project
Like most gardeners, I read books on gardening and watch garden shows. One of my favorite shows is Garden Smart, which airs on Saturday mornings in our area. Today one of the segments talked about the USA National Phenology Network, a group of people trying to understand climate change and how that affects the plants […]
Rotating Your Crops
I grew up on a farm in northern Wisconsin and my Dad passed along a lot of plant wisdom learned from years of farming. One I remember very clearly was that you needed to rotate your crops in order to get the best harvest. The theory was that the soil would be depleted of nutrients […]
Bargains at the Orphan Table
A few years ago when I was just starting to plant my perennial garden, I was concerned about the cost of buying so many plants at once. Luckily one of my garden friends told me about the orphan table. She said that in early autumn, many garden centers have great prices on perennials that have […]
Nobody Likes a Dirty House!
For the last few years we have been on a mission to garden more organically and use fewer chemicals to control pests. We’ve spent a lot of time and effort trying to attract birds into our yard in the hope that they would be our first line of defense. We’ve put up bird houses, nesting […]