Archive for the 'Garden Plans' Category

04 Apr

Not everyone has the pleasure of being surrounded by budding trees in the spring, flowers in the summer, fall colors, and the stark look of the woodlands in winter. Many by choice or necessity live in the big cities where they are surrounded by buildings and little else. I was interested in knowing what kind [...]

16 Mar

Tomatoes are not hard to grow, even in difficult soil you will get something, but the richer the soil, the more plentiful the harvest. We have a relatively short growing season here, and I like quick results, so for the past few years have been growing grape or cherry tomatoes. I only plant 3-4 plants [...]

09 Jan

Over the past couple of years, our town has formed a sustainable gardening group, and have taken a plot of unused land in our Township, and turned it into something useful and beautiful.  There is also a beautiful “island” of flowers in the middle of the traffic light interchange in the middle of our town [...]

31 Dec

Snow is swirling around outside, covering the ground and gardens with a new and beautiful clean, white coating, covering the grays and browns that take over after the gardens have vanished and the trees have shed their leaves. It is this time of year when gardening catalogs begin to show up in mailboxes, and when [...]