Category Archives: gardening

I decided to take advantage of the one non-rain day this week to divide our Asiatic lilies.� We planted 2 (or maybe 3) single plants 2 years ago that we bought at the Land-of-Evil.� This year 13 lilies came up.� … Continue reading →

This stupid frost has got to stop. My Mom and I bought a ton of plants last weekend at GroRite – thankfully we haven’t really planted them yet so we can just throw a tarp over them at night. However … Continue reading →

I was doing some reading on water gardening yesterday. (I am redoing our backyard pond) I came across some websites on natural swimming pools. Basically it’s a pool that doesn’t have chemicals and uses plants for filtration. Apparently this is … Continue reading →

I was playing with SketchUp last night. I bought a gardening magazine (or book as they call it since it has no ads) at costco called Easy Weekend Gardening. It’s really good and full of information, unlike a lot of … Continue reading →

I got the first bounty from my garden. A strawberry. I planted a stawberry plant last year but it never flowered. This year I saw flowers and so I was hopeful. I went out yesterday and it has a bunch … Continue reading →

This might sound a little weird but I love coleus. I had the most gorgeous coleus last summer that I bought at the Rutgers Gardens plant sale. I took some cuttings and tried to keep it over the winter but … Continue reading →

Part of my weekend was spent at my parents’ house. I finally got around to cleaning out the pond I built last year. We didn’t put a screen over it so it go clogged with leaves in the fall, and … Continue reading →

I know some of you gardeny types read this and I need help. I love lavender and last year I planted 2 larger plants in containers and a small one in the ground. They all dyed. I know one was … Continue reading →

In an effort to simplify my web presence I have rolled all my former gardening blog posts into this big blog. They are now available under the gardening category. Last weekend I took my mom to Gro Rite in Lincoln … Continue reading →