In the Garden

Anyone who owns and/or lives in a house in a humid climate will understand what I mean by housecleaning--the outside of the house that is...

Remember those huge mums ? Well they didn't last long enough to bloom out. I cut them down in their prime. It really hurt to do it but h...

It is that time of the year, yup, you know what time. Fall cleaning time! How would you like to wash these windows? Not me, I'm afraid o...

You need one pruning saw, one willing husband, and a hard hat to cut down the banana trees! Timber!!!!!!! These stately fellas standing up i...

Not me! At least not this time-thanks Sweetie! Who cuts the grass in your household? Is it the gardener (like me usually!), the teenagers ...

They talk about Curb Appeal on shows about selling your house. They say, Curb Appeal is the first thing a buyer sees. Well, not so true with...

Keeping your edge. Sounds like a mantra often heard in the business world. Well, not only is keeping your edge-or an edge-important in the b...

Talking about raking leaves and using them in my garden brings me to the general subject of mulches. Mulches are a gardeners best friend. Th...

OMG-what's a homeowner to do with all those leaves?!! Yes, I remember I said I love to rake leaves but only once or maybe twice-not ever...