Climbing Daddy and I were talking about mulching a small part of the back yard and got to talking about wood versus rubber mulch. I’m generally not a fan of rubber mulch. It’s made from tires and has all kinds of crap in it that’s not good for plants and not good for kids to … Read more
I love the potted plants at Trader Joe’s! Why more than many other places? I don’t know. Maybe it’s simply because I go there nearly weekly and the plants are right there as I walk in. If you handed me a 20 every time I went and told me to spend it on plants, I … Read more
Gardening in Arizona—or at least in the low desert part of Arizona—is weird. Still. These photos are from our back yard garden. This has been in since the spring. A few eggplant came to be ripe while we were out of town over the summer, and since then, we’ve had nothing. My general policy is … Read more
One of my biggest sadnesses in living in an apartment was not having space for garden beds (or not wanting to have to take out beds before moving out). I was happy to have a house with a yard when The Climbing Daddy and I bought this one! We’re in our second spring of gardening, … Read more
We put in some fruit trees about a month ago. They were mostly bare at the time but are starting to flower, grow leaves, grow branches. The growth is wonderful! So much joy in the greens and pinks! So much hope for fresh fruit straight from the back yard! (So many exclamation points!) It seems … Read more
