Okay, for those of you who have read my 'ramblings' for any length of time, you are probably familiar with my personal crusade against the widespread pruning epidemic of creating balls, cupcakes, frisbees and other assorted shapes with flowering…

Do you know what the definition of the word 'conundrum' is? I do.  Actually, I had to look it up - but it basically means a "difficult situation".  That sums up what I am facing in my back garden. Here are the 'parts' that make…

Last year, I said that I would never grow a pumpkin vine in my vegetable garden again.... We did get a single pumpkin, but I was not prepared at how much the pumpkin vine grew inside and outside of my garden. Now before you say that…

Now you may be wondering how on earth am I going to combine the above topics into one post.   Well, they all occurred yesterday while we were visiting my in-law's house.  We go there every week to help out around the house…

Okay, I must begin this by admitting that I have no idea what to post about today.... Maybe I shouldn't admit this to you, but there are times when I have nothing.  I think it may be because there is so much going on in my life.  -…

Do you ever use a search engine to find answers to your gardening questions?  I remember the old days, before search engines when I had to drive to my local library and look through gardening books and encyclopedias to find the answers…

I absolutely love fishing.  I really do.... I grew up fishing as a child when we would go camping each year.  And although my sister and brother would catch their share of fish, I never did.... It was really frustrating…

Okay, let me be more specific.....3 chickens! Lucy, Effie and Flo My mother's dog, Addy, is a very sweet Australian cattle dog mix.  My parents adopted her from the animal shelter back in 2001, when she was 3 years old. …

Besides eating hot dogs and watching fireworks this past 4th of July, I also spent some time picking apples with my daughter.  We use them to make applesauce. We grabbed some old Target(r) bags got to picking. Believe it or not,…