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Gardens Can Provide Convenient Substitutions for Missing Ingredients

4 December, 2018 by amygwh 2 Comments

Food growing in the yard might not count as "convenience food," but it can be mighty convenient. Sometimes, when I am … [Read more...] about Gardens Can Provide Convenient Substitutions for Missing Ingredients

27 November, 2018 by amygwh 1 Comment

Gardeners will be spending less time in their gardens over the next couple of months. Colder weather means … [Read more...] about Gifts for Gardeners in Winter

24 November, 2018 by amygwh 2 Comments

I planted our Ichi Ki Kei Jiro persimmon tree back in 2008. In its third year, it produced a few fruits that dropped … [Read more...] about Ichi Ki Kei Jiro – Asian Persimmon

19 November, 2018 by amygwh Leave a Comment

I am working on a page for this website that is a little off-topic. It is about wildflowers in Tuscany. The new page is … [Read more...] about New Page About Wildflowers in Tuscany

12 November, 2018 by amygwh 4 Comments

The local Plant a Row for the Hungry (PAR) gardeners plan to cut back on their whole-group meetings through much of the … [Read more...] about Winter Harvests at Plant a Row for the Hungry

When I listed tasks for the fall garden in an earlier blog post, and again in the more recent one on fall tasks for … [Read more...] about Fall in the Garden, Continued

Are there herbs in your garden? When that first freeze arrives, tender annuals like basil, dill, and cardamon will die. … [Read more...] about For the Herb Garden in Fall

23 October, 2018 by amygwh 5 Comments

The National Weather Service posted a frost advisory for my area (north Georgia) for last Sunday night. One bit of good … [Read more...] about Preparing for the First Frost

16 October, 2018 by amygwh 2 Comments

Some weeks, it may seem like this blog is more about bugs than about plants. Isn't gardening all about the plants? Well, … [Read more...] about Is Gardening Really All About Bugs?

9 October, 2018 by amygwh 2 Comments

If you spend enough time in a garden, it will tell you about its gardener. The garden of my Mom and stepdad, Bill, … [Read more...] about The Passing of a Gardener