Tag Archives: Garden

A hot Sunday in the garden

For many years, I have enjoyed building things as an outlet for my creativity – Often, my projects begin as a means to solve an issue, or even in this case as a result of simple clean up. For some time, my dog Theo (a tall 110lb Labrador) has been a digger ~ which is [...]

When spring has sprung…

I mention in an earlier post that when your plants flower – it is their way of showing their appreciation for your care and attention. Clearly my ground cover are happy with my constant weeding and periodic spot watering!

A different sort of garden philosophy

Years ago, I began to take an interest in gardening. I lived in an apartment, but was determined to use my limited space to create a bit of a garden paradise, even if only in pots. I was inspired by my travels to the tropics, and wanted to try my hand at growing some of [...]

What do you mean its just a fence?

When we bought our home a couple years ago, I knew that all the fences around the property were pretty beat up and did not have much life left. Strong winds blew portions of it down the last 2 years in row, and the whole thing has been somehow standing with props, temporary posts and [...]