I blame the rosebushes…
… which are STILL not ALL stuck in the ground, though three are planted in what I hope will be permanent locations. I also blame my raging case of Electile Dysfunction. Sorry I’ve been silent so long,...
View ArticleSurrender, Dorothy, and hook up the hose
This wind is the real wicked witch of the West, or at least it rhymes with her. This is not Winnie the Pooh and the blustery day, people. This is pointy-hatted, mean, ugly,...
View ArticleSexiest seed packet ever.
[photopress:sexiest_seed_packet_ever.jpg,full,alignleft] Yes, like many folks with dirty hands, I spent my winter with my nose buried in seed catalogs. Yes, they’re a comfort in the dark of winter when...
View ArticleWhat will a garden save you?
Roger Doiron, kitchen gardener extraordinaire and founder of the website Kitchen Gardeners International, actually DID the math. Of course, your monetary mileage here in Colorado may vary — it’s likely...
View ArticleThinking about next season yet? You will…
When you edit something with the words “Old Farmers” in the name, you’ve got to have a healthy respect for both history and gardening. Old Farmers Almanac Editor Janice Stillman does. Janice made time...
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Have you hugged a market gardener today?
If you’re thinking you’ve missed your window for reaping the best of your local farmer’s market, think again. Many of them are open through the end of October, though not all. This handy site has dates...
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Gardening as marathon
Lettuce to the second power The score, after a marathon gardening weekend: 27 hours with my hands in the dirt — shoveling, planting, weeding, volunteering, writing about it, talking about it. 15...
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When gardening steals your mind
The voice on the phone was husky and full of humor. “Oh,” it purred, “We’ve got you, haven’t we?” And that was my initiation into full-on vegetable obsession. [media-credit name="Susan Clotfelter, The...
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Colorado gardens cherish the rain
Rain. Ah, rain in Colorado. Sweet, crop-saving, lettuce-perking, soil-soaking, tree-nourishing rain. [media-credit name="Susan Clotfelter, The Denver Post" align="alignright"...
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The gardens we want vs. the gardens we have
You’re all witnesses to my gardening resolutions, and one of them is this: To stop whinging about the garden I want and to truly savor and celebrate the garden I have. On that list of what I’ve always...
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