Gardening season is pretty much done for now. I planted a lot of bulbs for spring and called it a day. I still have to clean up a bit and mulch (when the weather gets a bit nicer for a day or two) but I am otherwise in hibernation along with my garden until March. The pandemic, protests, and politics made it difficult to devote … Continue reading 2020 Garden Reflections
Why I’ve decided to stop wasting money on easy to propagate plants, especially those with easy to harvest seeds. I include some how tos regarding larkspur and poppies. Continue reading Seed Harvesting
For the first six years of my garden here in Columbia, Missouri, the goal was to plant and grow. I took out grass, created some hardscaping and planted, planted, planted. I’m now at a different point, I’m ready to start curating my garden. There are several reasons for this turn in my gardening. First, I am running out of prime real estate. My yard is … Continue reading Moving toward Curation
Dirty Britches 