Grow Write Guild #3: A change that does me good
The Grow Write Guild’s third assignment is to describe the garden at present; stop, observe, and enjoy. My garden is presently divided into rooms. Some are fairly well-kept, some are being refurbished,...
View ArticleExperiments in the search for peaceful coexistence
In which I begin to coax certain visitors that better options lie elsewhere. Continue reading →
View ArticleThe way of all projects?
In which I make excuses for not having yet completed the rain garden. Continue reading →
View ArticlePost-Andrea: Rain garden resilience
Garden update: Bring your own snorkel. Tropical Storm Andrea blew through last Friday, dumping just over 5 inches of rain on us. The typical June rainfall for our area is 3.4 inches. It rained...
View ArticleGarden log, 7.2.13
Guess what? More rain today. According to Weather.com, we’ve had 10 inches of rain in the past 7 days. Even the rubber duck in our pond has had enough. And our mosquitoes have grown to the size of...
View ArticleProject update: The rain garden, one year later
Last spring, I built a large rain garden to handle runoff from my roof. Here are a few photos of it, one year later.
View ArticleGarden log, 7.25.15
Today’s temperature was only in the high 80s, so I felt brave enough to venture outside and tend long-deferred tasks. Weeded grassy area off the deck; I’m impressed with the resilience of Eco-Grass, a...
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