Cover your lawn now for a garden in the spring
Finally the rains are coming! This has been too long of a dry season. I was trying to dig holes for daffodil bulbs and could not believe the dryness of soil far from any irrigation source. Usually...
View ArticleGardening during drought
Hooray! Finally a little rain! I’m glad that I waited until today to post what I wrote yesterday, as this “much” (around a half inch) of rain was not expected. It was enough to wet my garden and will...
View ArticleOur world transformed
A month ago it felt that the natural world around us was slowly dying. No grass for the grazers, no frogs, and no scent to the dusty, dry soil. Plants and people who love them were stressed. Then,...
View ArticleRain teasers and gratitude
Some rain is better than none, and I’m grateful that we’ve had several little “storms” pass through in the last few weeks. The garden and landscape always bounces after rain. It radiates the renewal of...
View ArticleHooray for the rain!
What a wonderful Thanksgiving gift! At last, our prayers for real rain have been answered! These gentle off-and-on rains are soaking into parched soil and providing the fields, trees and wildlife with...
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Changing times: historic ecology & nasty bugs
Happy spring! My apologies for missing posting blogs for a couple of months, and thanks to those of you who noticed! I had too much going on but have been wanting to get back to sharing what I have...
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