I fell in love with this book when I first borrowed it from our local library. Yes, it was older and a handful of practices within it had since been improved upon within gardening communities, but more often than not, the lessons and strategies within were still sound. When I realized how many times I was borrowing it, I tracked down a copy and bought it. Continue reading “Remember The 2 Hour Garden book?”
I am a natural night owl. So yesterday I simply stayed up just to see if we would have any sunlight worth noting at 6AM. We did not, but I still managed to catch a neat shot. I did manage the 9AM as well, but then fell asleep in my chair and woke up just in time to snap a near noon shot before toddling off to bed. I did get up in time for the 6PM. I cheated a bit today by taking the 3PM shot because I figured one day difference is still close enough. (Said to self while inwardly cheering the skies were not cloudy as well.) [Note: I took an actual 3pm shot today (22nd), so for those that might have seen this post before, now the sequence makes more sense. If this is your first time reading it, I moved the prior note about why I had to fix a mistake to the bottom of the post.] Continue reading “Sun & Shade Mapping: Spring Equinox, 2021”
I was lucky to catch a tweet just in time to attend a live online event held two nights ago by the North Branch Nature Center up in Vermont. I wasn’t aware of that organization prior, so I’m glad I saw the notice. I’m also happy to say, if you missed it live, you can still watch it!
Continue reading “Online presentation: Drawing on Birds: Comics, Science, and Sharing Nature”
If I have learned anything in going on four years of trying my hand at gardening, it’s that it’s not hard for me to come up with plans. What’s hard is narrowing down those plans to a realistic list. So I’m going to try something new this year, which I hope will help us best whittle down our To Do List—which is still awesome to behold.
[Courtesy Notice: This is one of my long rambles so you might want to grab a beverage/snack beforehand.] Continue reading “Rough draft of our garden plans for 2021”
One of the ideas I’ve been mulling over this winter is how to help promote the use of native plants in folks’ gardens. The hardest part of that for me is knowing more about the native plants here in Gardner, MA. That is what the hold up was when I first thought up the notion a few years ago. How could I ever find the time to research them weekly? Continue reading “Wild Wednesdays: a new series on plants native to my area”
One of the native plant organizations here in Massachusetts is Grow Native Massachusetts. I can’t remember offhand if I’ve mentioned them before or not. They offer public lectures on various topics relating to native plants and gardening. Continue reading “Online lecture: Managing an Urban Landscape for Biodiversity”
