When we first moved in to this house there was a rotting deck in the front of the house that we promptly demolished (see below). We didn't like how small the deck was and how confined it felt, not to mention the views from both the house and the deck (when seated) were lackluster at… Continue reading The Problem with the Patio.
Back last Spring, I posted about our intention to put in a shelterbelt/windbreak/hedgerow along our property line to minimize drifting of snow across our driveway. We started by rooting many of the Dwarf Globe Arctic Willow (Salix purpurea ‘Nana’) cuttings that were necessary to rejuvenate them after the rabbit damage from our hellacious February. The… Continue reading Shelterbelt, Redux.
Not to grouse about the weather once again, but it was 11 F overnight and there is still a reasonably thick blanket of snow over everything but the driveway. It is cold. It is windy. It is only sometimes this sunny. Its also April for sobbing out loud. Its depressing as hell y'all. In any… Continue reading Treading Water.
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Here are the sources I swear by for plants and seeds. We all have our favorites and I would really love to hear about yours in the comments! Local(ish) : Gerten's. Minneapolis, MN. It calls itself a "destination garden center" with good reason. TONS and tons of varieties and sizes… Continue reading My Sources for Plants and Seeds.
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