Apparently I'm not alone with my frustrations. If you Google, "Keeping Cats Out of the Garden," you'll find hundreds of e...

As I was saying in my "bought some new plants" post below, I also went on a local home garden tour. I enjoy going to these, becau...

Today, as I was contemplating what to make for dinner tonight, I remembered that it was the night of our meal exchange . That meant that so...

This is 4 cubic yards of 50/50 mix (half topsoil/half compost) soil from Greenlands in McMinnville. It will amend soil in the backyard by...

"Alaska" Shasta Daisies, that is! I bought one little pot of them several years ago, and have since divided them into five clump...

6/29/09: I'm re-posting the below post from Spring of 2008. I'll add new to-dos in red, and also use red to strike out anything I...

Cool beans!! In researching my new "Miss California" fuchsia, I found this fabulous site, the Northwest Fuchsia Society . They ha...