Compost. 

It’s not a bad word.  Truly.  Still, there are those that hear the words “compost pile” and “my neighborhood” and inwardly shudder with what can only be termed rank disgust.  Visions of rats and vermin run through their minds, scents reminiscent of the last trip to the landfill are conjured up.  Composting is something those [...]

While you sleep, thousands of garden pests, cleverly disguised, voracious of appetite and devastating in their destruction are invading your garden.  They travel in hoards, zeroing in on your most precious plants, your babies, your darlings.  They will not show mercy.  They will not stop.  They are omnivorous.  They will eat the cat if you [...]

Nowhere are Darwin’s thoughts on the survival of the fittest better illustrated than in a garden.  Those new to gardening may believe that plants exist in harmony with one another at all times – comrades against the common enemies of pests, disease and a lazy waterer, but nothing could be further from the truth.  Right [...]

Whatever you think about water greedy, fertilizer gobbling, time consuming lawns, the chances are that at one time or another, you have driven past a freshly cut swathe of deep green loveliness and black envy has gripped your heart.  I know it has mine.

Perhaps it has something to do with my disadvantaged childhood.  I grew [...]