Opinion

It seems to me that there are things that should remain unsaid in the garden writing and garden center world. So - what better thing to do than say them? Here are a few things that might have been thought but never spoken or written. And most certainly not to readers of this blog by me. You did *what* to that plant? And you expect it to live? Yes,... [Read more of this review]

Review

I usually use only two garden tools for the vast majority of my summer gardening chores. The simplicity of each makes them long-term winners for me. I just had to replace the Hoe-Mi as I lost my original tool in one of the moves I’ve just made. (leevalley.com) but my hand-pruners have been with me since I got off the arc.  Read More →

OK - in the interests of disclosure, let me tell you that West County sent me two pairs of gloves to try out. I gave the ladies pair to the Princess and I got the men’s pair. I thought that was the first appropriate decision. They’re red. They’re also made of recycled plastic bottles and I think that’s very cool They’re... [Read more of this review]

Featured

One of the big buzzwords on the Internet has, and continues to be, all about your network. We have networks of computers and networks of friends and networks of networks and it all gets so darn complicates sometimes I just have to shake my head and go find a beer. It’s rather like that in the garden I suspect for folks trying to figure out the... [Read more of this review]

So here’s the thing; this is one of those psychological columns I never write.  But I should - at least once or twice every year.  I want to tell you that it’s OK, it’s just fine to make a mess of your gardening.  I can’t tell you how many gardeners I meet, otherwise fine upstanding, seemingly-rational individuals who get bent out of shape... [Read more of this review]

There’s a certain satisfaction reaching number one in any endeavor and it’s particularly satisfying when your book goes to the top of the sales charts. Here’s a screen shot of my book numbers on Amazon.ca today. What you have to squint to see is 1 in Books > Home & Garden > Gardening & Horticulture > Regional > Canada #3... [Read more of this review]