Good Morning, Glory!
You have to get up early to beat the sun in August around these parts, despite the elevation. We’re on a ridge off the south slope of Mount Mitchell where the Blue Ridge meets the Smokeys in far...
View ArticleBest Market for Organic Herbs?
Part III [Part II: The Herb Market Money Quest] [Part I: Cash Crops: Growing Money] Time to consider the actual markets for the organic herbs I’m planning to grow as a cash crop in my garden, on my...
View ArticleThe Secret Sex Life of Plants
Very cool montage of plants “putting on the Ritz” to entice true love and do what living things most love to do… reproduce. Happy Valentines Day, Gardeners!
View ArticleLet’s Get Those Seedlings Going!
G.Ardener (a.k.a. Hoggywart) brings us videos of some great English gardens, some practical gardening advice, and some graceful ways to get more relaxation and enjoyment out of our garden spaces. This...
View ArticleHappy Earth Day, Earth!
I can hardly stand to be inside today typing this, what with my flower-draped garden bench calling, the dogwoods carpeting the forest’s mid-story while baby green new leaves higher up don’t quite yet...
View ArticleSweet Memories in the Garden
Being as I am both a mother and a grandmother, Mother’s Day is always nice around here. I get cut flowers (sometimes from the store, sometimes from the yard, depending on who the gift is coming from)...
View ArticleGardening as Healthy Exercise
Science is on our side! Researchers at Kansas State University reported this week that older people can not only get enough physical exercise from gardening to keep themselves fit, gardening has...
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