The word “daisy” is nearly synonymous with “flower.” If anyone wants to sketch a quick flower, it often looks like a daisy. “Daisy” is a category for shape in my flower identification guide. The common Shasta daisy is like the white shirt of bouquets – it sets off the rest of the flowers, but gets […]
One Way to Get That Picture Perfect Row of Vegetables in Your Garden
Do you struggle to get that perfect row or raised bed arrangement of vegetables from seeds planted directly outside? It’s relatively easy when transplanting things started in a pots. Space them carefully and watch for insect infestation and you usually end up with that photogenic alignment of plants. But direct seeding can be less predictable. […]
Useful Pots for Late Spring Frost Protection
Winnie the Pooh was quick to point out that an empty pot can be quite useful. It may be only one or two days a year that it is useful, but it can make or break a gardener who has spent weeks nurturing seedlings or hours planting out their tender crops. Like I mentioned, sometimes […]
Helpless Female Buys Sprinkler Parts at Pipeco and Installs Netafim Irrigation Tubing – Part 2
When I got home with the Netafim drip tubing, Ben got right to showing me what to do. He showed me the labels on the tubing, that made it clear how much water an area would be getting in a certain time period. He explained how close together the emitters are (12 inches in my tubing) […]
Helpless Female Buys Sprinkler Parts at Pipeco and Installs Netafim Irrigation Tubing – Part 1
I have learned to do what my oldest son tells me to do. This son, Ben, inherited my love of gardening, but took it further and got a degree in landscape architecture. Now, he does hands-on projects for people for his living. If he says I should try Netafim irrigation tubing, I will try Netafim […]