letters from the wilderness
Thanks to warmer temperatures this week, I've been preparing the outdoor beds for spring. Though a week behind, I planted many snap peas and a few sweet peas. I need to pick up more sweet pea seeds this weekend. Anyhoo, I'm still getting accustomed to planting snap peas in mid-February instead of mid-March like I... Continue Reading →
While my husband dug up the roots of the trees we had removed last fall, I started working on our fountain. When we moved in a few years ago, the fountain didn’t appear to be operational. The top piece had broken off. The bottom part was filled with irises and leaves. Last summer I moved... Continue Reading →
Last fall, we had the river birch next to our home taken down. River birches are messy trees. This one kept dumping branches on the roof of the house which would end up in the gutters and cause the water to overflow and damage the wood around the front door. The water also eroded the... Continue Reading →
One of the projects I've been working on this spring is the drainage issue for our yard. All of the gutters go into the ground where black plastic pipe carries the water away from the house. Two areas where these underground black pipes drain down hill are a bit of a mess. Unfortunately, we have... Continue Reading →
After spending a day at a gardening symposium over a week ago, I've been digging deeper into low-carbon gardening, sustainable gardening, etc. In a nutshell, it's everything I've done for years because I was focused on frugal, organic gardening. It's nice to know I was helping the planet just by being a good steward. Anyhoo,... Continue Reading →
2 dogs and a house 