When The Fixer and I moved to this property over 10 years ago, I needed gardens fast. Moving households for me has always meant moving plants. The number had grown over the years, and I had plastic bins and trashcans full of roses, irises, peonies, and other cherished passalong plants. I even had a trash …
For Gardeners with Arthritis Pamper your favorite gardener this holiday season with thoughtful gifts that will help build the Pillars of Strength to keep them gardening for many seasons to come! I’ve compiled a special list of 18 gift ideas for your special gardener. 1. Vego Garden Raised Bed From $160 These sustainable, zinc-coated raised …
Gardeners are on their feet – a lot! Is it a cliché that women love shoes? Expensive shoes? Lots of them? But what happens when we go to the garden? We give our feet the Cinderella treatment. I don’t mean the fairy tale ending, prince charming sweeping treatment. I’m talking about the relegation-of-the-lowliest chores kind …
My friends’ children are all getting married these days and having babies themselves. When you get to a certain age, girlfriend conversations invariably turn to “what do you think is the most important thing to look for in a mate”. The amusing answers, rich and employed, are suggested and quickly turn to – loving, a …
The Mandalorian is not a show that I would watch – normally. You see, I don’t enjoy futuristic, dystopian shows. It bothers me to think of a desolate and barren future. Isn’t there a place in the future for beauty? And flowers? And color? I also don’t like shooting and fighting. So, there is nothing …
I have a pot habit. Or is it a pot addiction? How do I know the difference? According to my friend Google, you must ask yourself these four questions: Is my behavior having a negative impact directly or indirectly on my life? Do I repeatedly put myself in risky situations? Do I experience stress or …
My Carts Vermont garden cart is indispensable. When it arrived at my house as a gift from my thoughtful husband, I balked. “I don’t need this!” “It’s too expensive!” “I can just use the wheelbarrow we already have!” I was wrong. If you are not familiar with the Carts Vermont garden cart, it is a wooden …