Drawing the Line

It is one thing to gain a certain level of ‘control’ within the garden beds but it is another to gain control of the garden beds themselves. It is time to create a clear definition between garden and turf through the use of edging. Let’s pull out ‘that half-moon tool’ and get to work!

Read More

The Sky is Falling!

Actually, it’s not… but everything else is. Petals, samaras (such as the ‘helicopters’ that spin down from maple trees), spent catkins (flower clusters), fluff, even last years leaves from trees reluctant to release them last fall … everything seems to be raining down on the garden right now and it feels like all that work put into Spring clean-up was for nothing.

Read More