Today's weather forecast is 100% chance of rain. Sad emoji. At this point in winter, I rarely interact with our garden except to peer at it wistfully from indoors. But now we have an intermediate...
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Year: 2017
How to: Propagate a String of Hearts
This project falls into the category of "let's just try it and see". Most of my propagation efforts involve a modicum of effort and some "why not", and in most cases, that's good enough. So I'm only...
Don’t Plant Black Locust Trees
This is a photo of a tree sucker sprouting from an existing root. The root is attached to a Black Locust tree stump in our neighbor's front yard. Over 100 feet away. On the other side of our house....
Dark-eyed Junco Babies Galore
This morning I stepped out to turn on a sprinkler and noticed a Dark-eyed Junco casually hop through the water pouring down on its head duck and under a rotting railroad tie. It entered with a bug...
Garden Update: Carnival Colors and Carnivorous Plants
It's nearly July and the garden has reached peak bloom. Weed growth has slowed from "OMG" to just annoying, enabling me to catch up a bit. So I figured it was a good time to get out there and take a...
Gardening Comics
Another major hobby of mine is comics. For the last couple years, I've produced a single-panel strip called The Daily Drawing that's currently published twice weekly on GoComics.com. Once in a...
How To: Transplant Hostas in Midsummer
Note: check out my update below to see what the transplant and divisions look like after one year! We finally bit the bullet and decided have our lower deck replaced. The fat deposit check went out...
How to Make 8 Bamboo Valances from One Roman Shade
One of the challenges I faced in finishing out the sunroom was figuring out how to hide the dirty fascia visible through the top part of the windows. Over time, pine needles, insects, dirt and other...
Garden Update: Obligatory Flowers, A New Tree and Caged Radishes
We've had an all-time record amount of rain in Seattle this winter. I don't know if that makes for more May flowers than normal, but it's definitely looking lush out there. The weeds are also pretty...
Some trees need pants…
While cleaning up the neglected area next to the south easement, I came face to face with this. I had to take a photo and share it. Yes, I am 12. In case you are wondering, it's an English Holly...