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Harvest: unexpected projects using 47 extraordinary garden plants

August 12, 2018 by Lorene Edwards Forkner in DIY, Gardener, Recommended reading

For the most ardent gardener, the line between indoors and out has always been a porous one. This book is for you.

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August 12, 2018 /Lorene Edwards Forkner
spring, summer
DIY, Gardener, Recommended reading

"Come Gentle Spring, Ethereal Mildness! Come."—James Thomson

July 31, 2018 by Lorene Edwards Forkner in Archive, Gardener

Funny, I always remember this quote as “ethereal madness”… and am surprised to look it up and find that Mr. Thomson, a florid-tongued 18th Century Scottish poet, regards spring, however gentle, as a season of mildness; perhaps he had staff. 

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July 31, 2018 /Lorene Edwards Forkner
spring
Archive, Gardener

The Seedy Season

July 31, 2018 by Lorene Edwards Forkner in Archive, Gardener

Have you discovered the wonder of growing at least some of your own food? Then you know how good fresh-from-the-garden-moments-ago produce can be.

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July 31, 2018 /Lorene Edwards Forkner
seeds, spring
Archive, Gardener

Critter Control

July 31, 2018 by Lorene Edwards Forkner in Archive, Gardener

Nothing is more annoying than discovering something other than ourselves is eating its way through the vegetable patch.

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July 31, 2018 /Lorene Edwards Forkner
organic gardening, pest control, spring
Archive, Gardener

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