Webinar Thursday Night

You’re still in time to sign in and take the webinar tomorrow (Thursday May 1, at 8pm EST) night. No registration necessary (just show up) and I’ll be answering questions from folks who are there and asking. To take the webinar go to this url tomorrow night and follow the simple directions on the page. [...]

Get Your Crocs Now

Those who went gaga over the shoes Crocs might want to rush out and pick up a pair just about any day now. Apparently the company has fallen on tough times, the stock price has fallen and a factory has been closed. I’ve never been able to even force myself to even think about wearing [...]

First Yellow Tulip of 2008

My Garden Blog Gets Changed Yet Again and Why

So what’s with the changes here? What are you doing now? I can almost hear some of this type of comment from readers as they take a look at the changing blog layout (again). So here’s the real deal and my take on one aspect of the garden blogging world as it sits today. First [...]

A Gardening Accident Waiting to Happen

Here’s my take on one of the hottest gardening “solutions” being offered up to unsuspecting gardeners this season. An accident waiting to happen. One of the biggest “solutions” being offered up by chemical gardening fans is the “environmentally-friendly” water absorbing chemicals. The premise is that you mix this material into your soil and it absorbs [...]

Butterfly Exhibit

If you’re in the DC region, you might want to check out this exhibit. No, you *will* want to check out this exhibit. Won’t you? From the News Release On February 15, 2008 the National Museum of Natural History opened its doors and invited visitors to feel the flutter™ in one of its most educational, [...]

Cypress Mulch Update

One of the things I really like to do is get a handle on how things work from both sides of an issue. I do this with almost every gardening thing that comes along – from chemical use to .. well, to Louisiana Mulch. Somehow I had a sense that the “problem” wasn’t quite as [...]