We all think about how we can make the most of our time. So there I was, considering the seed pods rapidly developing on the… Continue reading
I talk too much. Three times this past week I have invited interested gardeners over to look at this creation. Now, I said “interested” and… Continue reading
T here is more than meets the eye in a garden. Liz Johnson and I shared many a pot of tea on dark winter days… Continue reading
Please, don’t let Al Gore know how much I’m loving this March and April. I feel like I should be wearing a hair shirt and… Continue reading
Never in the 44 years of living in Alaska have I had a garden party the first weekend of April, and there we were, with… Continue reading
It isn’t all that unusual to have five inches of new snow on the first day of spring. There are two ways to cope: either … Continue reading
There is nothing that irritates me more than the month of March. Well, national politics but that’s only this year. March springs eternal. I have… Continue reading
So here it is Sunday evening at elevation 396 feet. I spent the afternoon shaking almost two feet of wet, heavy snow off shrubs. I… Continue reading
This column is being written on Super Bowl Sunday. Taking into consideration that it would be impossible for me to care less about football I… Continue reading
Never ever have I had a garden take such a leisurely farewell. Well, maybe last year’s. Maybe I need to get used to leisurely. … Continue reading
John and I took a lovely walk on the logging roads accessed off Knob Hill. Used now by hunters, they quickly diminish to four wheeler… Continue reading
I’ve been doing a lot of looking around this week, looking to see what is still in bloom, lots actually. At first I was skeptical… Continue reading
W ho would have thought that I would have to spend a chunk of August in Detroit? That’s right, Detroit. Of all places. Detroit. May… Continue reading
My, but I have been having fun this week. I needed to contact Janice Chumley, the integrated pest management technician at the Cooperative Extension Service… Continue reading
Jade the Dog hunts red-backed voles in the perennial beds. Mayhem. Destruction. Fewer red-backed voles. What a trade-off. The vegetable garden is interesting… Continue reading
The mere mention of Impressionist painter Claude Monet brings forth, in many minds, stunningly beautiful pieces of art that capture the colors, textures, emotions, even… Continue reading
It’s the best: three “grands” old enough to entrust with scissors and willing to go forth and cut slugs in half. This is akin to… Continue reading
I met a soon-to-be retired couple this afternoon. They are moving to Homer from Anchorage and building a new house. And one of the big questions… Continue reading
Yikes. I was in Bellingham for six days. I thought that six days wouldn’t be significant. That my garden wouldn’t miss me. Wrong. People, you… Continue reading
I’ve been fussing around with the delphiniums. Now is the time to stake these beauties, now — before they bloom and the wind tears into… Continue reading
