by Carol | Nov 27, 2011 | Garden Tips
Check out the Portland Audubon gift shop’s open house event. It is an EVENT!! They have a big open house on Dec 3 and 4th with all kinds of cool things happening. The gift store manager, Nancy Mattson, scouts the country finding unusual items. As a former...
by Carol | Sep 27, 2011 | Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend
How to Prune Your Lavender Plants – Best Practice How to Make Your Lavender Last for Ten Years-Prune Twice A Year In late winter, (January and February) pruning lavender is an optimistic and happy task. If you are in on the secret this is when lavender gets the...
by Carol | Sep 10, 2011 | Garden Tips
Are you ready for the best time of year? Don’t give up yet and call it fall. I am still invested in the soft warmth of the morning sun. I drink my coffee out on the balcony and watch the river birds soar and swirl overhead. This was our Barley Dog’s last...
by Carol | Jul 26, 2011 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips
Ok, so I tested the new grafted tomatoes. I forgot about having too many variables, so I also tested a new potting soil which totally goofed my test. I can tell you though, that the tomatoes in the fancy slow release fertilizer planter did the best. One was a grafted...
