Garden

  • the Dream for May 2, 2012

    Plan for today: mulch established beds with 2011 grow bag garden compost; move sun-lovers from prop area to south-center bed to grow on; lift and divide mediterraneans from east food garden bed edge; create east food garden framework (weed cloth and grow bags); Now, to see if the dream is to be realized… today.

  • Sod Couch

    I’ve wanted to build sod couches since the early 1990’s, when they seemed the ideal solution to the coincidental problems of a desire for an outdoor sofa, an overabundance of brush and access to some worn but structurally adequate rugs.  A sod couch seemed the ideal thing for relaxing at the end of the day,…

  • Hello Spring!

    Well, at long last, it seems that Spring is really here to stay. It was a bit touch and go for a while, we’ve still been having a dusting of frost, but overall, it’s definitely Spring. The lemon verbena is in a snit. It didn’t drop it’s leaves last year,and it’s been through several frosts…