Category Archives: Delicious!!

My First Radio Interview + Pictures of my Garden

In my last post, I talked about how I was going to do my first radio interview on July 3rd, and you might be wondering how it went. The first half was horrible, and the second half was bad. Overall, … Continue reading

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Smart Pots and Big Bag Beds

A few posts ago, I said that I was going to talk about the free stuff I got at the 2015 Garden Writers Symposium. I’ll start with these Smart Pots. If you’ve read my bog, you know that I LOVE … Continue reading

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My New Plants and How to Water Them

I haven’t posted anything for a few weeks; it seemed rude to post on my blog when I had a garden profile article that was past due. I’ve also been busy with fall planting. I bought several things at the … Continue reading

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How to Harvest Garlic

I wrote a post last fall titled ‘How to Plant Garlic‘, and if you followed those instructions, then you probably have lots of garlic in the garden, and you might want to cut the flower stalks off them. It’s hard … Continue reading

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How to Keep Birds Away

“Look Peggy, I think that bird has a nest in that bush.” “I don’t think so Dale. That’s a blueberry bush. Damn birds want my berries.” This was obviously a berry-emergency that demanded immediate action. So I tied a piece … Continue reading

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Blooms on the First Day of Spring

The first day of spring was March 20th, and I celebrated by taking pictures of absolutely everything that was blooming in my garden. It was fun. I planted 2 peach, 2 apple and 2 pear trees last spring. The peaches … Continue reading

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How to Plant Garlic

The blog consultant guy suggested a few changes. I think his best tip was that I ditch clever titles like ‘Vanquish your Vampires’, and stick to something people might actually search for. So I might go back and change some … Continue reading

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Managing Mosquitoes and Deliciousness

Most of the figs aren’t ready yet, but a few ripened early, and Monica made this wonderful appetizer. It was DELICIOUS! The figs are stuffed with goat cheese, thyme, rosemary, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey, soy sauce, salt and pepper. … Continue reading

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Am I Optimistic or Crazy?

One of my favorite people on earth is Charles, and he always says, “The definition of crazy is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.” I know this is sound business advice, but it doesn’t … Continue reading

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What you Missed – Part 1

In reviewing my 2012 pictures, I realized there were some great shots that never made it into a blog. These are my favorites from the first half of the year. The houseplant, walking iris blooms in February. They call it … Continue reading

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