I found it tough to make a decision as to which photo to submit for the May Picture This Photo Contest. Not that I hold much hope of winning, though I did get an Honorable Mention in the last one
Author: Byddi Lee
Cold Season, Warm Season Game
In a panic to get my Roma tomatoes finally planted in soil, I hastily plopped them in amongst the struggling remnants of the winter veggies, such as the broccoli – which I’m still harvesting – though only enough for about
April Showers – in May! Whats up with that?
When people ask me when is the best time to travel to Ireland, I always say “Go in May.” At this time of the year the weather is pretty good, though in Ireland that is never guaranteed, but at least
The Birds and the Bees!
When I was a biology teacher, (a hundred years ago, in another life), I used to love announcing to the kids, “Today we are doing reproduction.” Their collective, poorly hidden excitement soon turned sour as I put up a diagram
Guest Garden #2 – Waste Not Want Not
Did you know that you can eat arugula flowers? And they are totally yummy? This is what I learned at this months meeting of the garden club hosted by Lisa in her garden. It was a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon,
The Peas Treaty
The Peas Treaty So it is by now well established that I hate slugs. Slugs are stealth experts – they strike in the dead of night and the only ones I’ve actually seen were the ones that drowned in my
Wonders never cease.
When your major competitor is a slug, it makes you wonder at your status in the universe! Such is my obsession with the slugs in my garden that my friend, Haile, from Ireland sent me a book “50 Ways to
Picture This Contest – April 2010
Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself with my new camera, but I thought I’d enter this picture in this month’s Gardening Gone Wild picture contest. It’s “Peas In My Heart” from my last blog post – What on Earth is
What on Earth is it all about?
Earth Day is the 22nd of April. Thanks For Today and other fellow garden bloggers are sharing ways to garden sustainably in honor of Earth Day and this is my contribution. Please visit Jan’s blog, Thanks For Today to see
Guest Gardens #1 – A Fusion of Relaxation and Function
When the gardening classes ended, a bunch of us got together and decided to start a gardening club, taking turns to host it in our gardens once a month, where we could continue the exchange of ideas and swap seedlings.
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