Garden

(A garden experiment) You may recall that last year's potato crop was somewhat less than stellar. Looking for inspiration, I found that Kate over at Living the Frugal Life had success with growing taters in buckets. Why not? I figured I'd give it a tr...

Once again, the good folks at CSNStores have asked me to do another product review! This time, they brought my attention to the variety of suitcases they have at one of their stores, luggage.com. Can't wait to see what I get this time!

Fresh Pico De GalloToday's entry children? Fun With Translations!!!That lip-smacking entry to your immediate right is the result of what we've been pulling out of the garden lately. Yes -- we always wait until it's far too late to pull out the last of ...

Like many gardeners this time of year, Jim Jelincic grew tired of bending over, again and again, to pick up raked leaves. It was a big pain in the back. Courtesy of Jim Jelincic The Rake 'n' Sweep is a 40-gallon reusable bag attached to a dust pa...

Summer is gone! I was ready!I picked over 400 pounds of Tomato's this summer! The most I have ever had in a summer harvest.This is my final haul out of the summer garden!I picked all the green Tomato's I could find, I was surprised we still h...

"Clebsch is the Salvia Queen ... If you love salvias, this is the book for you." - Seattle Times I was first introduced to Betsy Clebsch at the Perennial Plant Association annual meeting held in Sacramento in 2004. It was obvious by her reception by this professional group of horticulturists, that she was, “The Salvia...

Snapped this great photo of Phylostachys bambusoides 'Castillon' today. It seems that every year around this time, as temperatures cool, the culms turn a nice shade of red on the side it gets sun. This bamboo is a runner, can take full sun but looks ...

Rosalind Creasy's front yard looks good enough to eat. That's the idea. Author Rosalind Creasy championed heirloom vegetables before most chefs. Bok choy, kale, lettuce, mustard and chard mix with flowers in Creasy's front yard. Black Sa...

This September I spent a week at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico. My sister, Julie, had been there numerous times and always raved about it. I had never been to a spa, I was curious, but somehow had an attitude … it would be a week of self-indulge...

Each Wednesday I'll share a tip to make your week go more smoothly or just make you say "aha!" Raley's had a great price on apples last week. I prefer to get apples at the farmers' market, but it's hard to beat 57 cents a pound! The part I don't l...