Do you “upcycle” in your garden? Seeing something on the roadside or at the dump, do you think, “I can use that in the garden!” Gardeners can see the possibility of a salad in a tiny lettuce seed…and that creativity extends to so much more. Need raised beds? Create above-ground beds from almost anything: wooden…
Groundhogs Puxatawany Phil of PA and French Creek Freddie of WV didn’t see their shadows and are predicting an early Spring! Where did this prediction tradition come from? In the US, immigrants brought the festive tradition with them from Germany, where badgers (and I’ve read hedgehogs, too) were the harbingers of Spring or a longer…
Strolling through your neighborhood is a great way to discover the inspiration and knowledge you are seeking for your own yard!
It’s the new year…it’s January and there’s so much of winter still to go, but are you doing it, too? Are you looking for that touch of “spring”? Those new buds getting larger? The early cherries, breath of spring, the irises and daffodils, the hellebores, the daphne, the rosemary’s flowers? Yes, I’m a southern girl,…
