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We had our third freeze of the winter earlier this week. It came with a howling cold wind. As the wind blew it froze the water on the bird b...

Tonight we will have a hard freeze. No more mucking about with covers. Except, that is, for the large A. desmettiana in the raised bed by...

Do you count things in the garden? I do, and today was the day to count the lemons. I have four lemon trees, all in pots. They are improv...

On this Thanksgiving Day I am thankful for my gardening friends whom I have met throughout the years, my recent garden blogging friends near...

I have decided to rename my kitchen garden. I'm going to call it the potager. Surely this French word for kitchen garden has to have ...

Picked the first of the new winter crops last evening. Baby Pak Choi.  I also picked the first new parsley, chives and cilantro. Had to ...

 she didn't live in a shoe ..... but she had so many seedlings she didn't know what to do. Just look at this lot. There are black...

There are always a few lucky plants who get to spend the winter inside the house. Partly because the extra greenery is nice to have inside a...

Sometimes a landscaper doesn't quite get it right. I came across this landscaping in a commercial area just south of the river. Compare ...

Happy Bloom Day, everyone. Please join Carol of Maydreams Gardens in celebration of November Bloom Day. Nothing really new blooming in my g...