” ‘Twas the night before Christmas, And all through the house Not a creature was stirring, Not even a ……..” Okay, this isn’t a mouse. It’s Cornbread, one of the little cats that likes to hang around my garden–possibly because I keep out a bowl of kitty chow for my furry neighborhood visitors. He’s pictured [...]
Have you checked your mailbox lately? Mine is starting to fill up with new seed catalogs, and yesterday, I got one from Tomato Growers Supply Company, a mail order business that will celebrate 25 years in 2009. Tomato Growers, as you’d guess, specializes in tomatoes, and there are some delicious new varieties coming onto the [...]
Kids in the garden? If we’re honest, we might admit that children aren’t always welcome in the rose bed and tomato patch. At least, not if they’re going to break off our prize blooms or bombard each other with ripening fruits. (Hey–it happened in my garden. Plump, juicy tomatoes, it seems, explode beautifully when you throw them on [...]
There are many things that gardeners can grow besides flowers and veggies. Take our families, for example. What parent doesn’t want to produce great kids? If you’re into gardening, nothing is better than sharing your passion with the younger members of your family. Gardening encourages them to forget about the TV and computer for awhile and become stewards [...]