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Compost…It’s Not Rocket Science!
Taking our trash to the curb has always bothered me. It weighed heavy on my conscience as well as my pocketbook. In our area, a 33 gallon, 50 pound bag of garbage costs $2.25 per bag to throw away. We...
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A Giant Mole?
It’s a beautiful, sunny 59° here in the southeast and I decided it was a perfect day to get out in the yard. I rounded the corner of my garden shed to find this! Something had been digging! Could it …...
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Dandelions…king of my lawn
“A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered,” Ralph Waldo Emerson Some wage chemical warfare in a futile effort to eradicate them. I welcome their happy dispositions to my lawn....
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Top O’ The Mornin’ To Ya’…from my garden
According to Irish folklore, St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland by waving a wooden staff whilst standing on a hilltop dubbed Croagh Patrick. Here’s hoping my ancient, weathered gargoyle drives...
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No Dig Gardening…does it work?
The short answer is…yes. I’ll get to the long answer in a minute. I’ve gardened off and on over the years. First as a child helping my mother. As an adult years later, I convinced my husband to build...
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A Rose By Any Other Name…may grow better than this one
I adore roses. Always have…it started years ago; instilled in me by a small-town veterinarian. While I was growing up, my parents inadvertently started a rescue of sorts for stray dogs…and unwanted...
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What I’ve Planted…
I was so thrilled to see the Fed Ex man show up a few days ago. The package from The Tasteful Garden had arrived! Inside were Sioux, Grape Rosalita, and Super San Marzano tomatoes, Gemini (Yellow Bell)...
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Decisions, decisions…
Whichever path you choose this weekend… may it lead to… relaxation. Have a great weekend! © WryGrass 2013
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After A Rain Shower…
Last Tuesday, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to a much-needed, good soaking, frog stranglin’ (pardon the southern vernacular) rain shower. After it let up, I ventured to the garden to do some weeding...
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This Little Lady Traveled a loooong waaaay…
While washing some organic grapes, I noticed a surprise guest that may have traveled all the way from an organic farm in Mexico to my little pocket of Southeastern NC! A freshly washed ladybug was...
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Color Morphing Hydrangea
These pics were sent to me by my daughter. Her boyfriend states this old growth hydrangea in his yard has always been pink; however, this year it has decided to bloom in additional hues of blue and...
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A Furry Squash “Bug”
I have a rather sizable squash bug problem. There’s no spray, no powder, no deterrent for this fuzzy, blonde, 20 lb “bug”. All I can do is watch in amazement, laugh and appreciate the fact that my...
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To Spray or Not To Spray…that is the question
You probably guessed…of course, I didn’t spray. I rarely do…live and let live, I say…well usually, as long as we’re not talking about cucumber borers. This caterpillar was just too cute. Eventually it...
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I Fought The Borers…and the borers won
I love gardening. It’s great therapy, gets me outside in Mother Nature and is good exercise. Yet sometimes…it’s a headache. The above melon is an example. This is a volunteer cantaloupe that came up...
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Catching A Loooong Critter
Recently I was alerted to something amiss in our side yard by the resident birds. They were squawking up a storm, sounding an alarm for help. I rushed out the back door, assuming it was the neighbor’s...
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Hummers And Basil
The hummingbirds are quite enamored with the basil plants now that they’re flowering, preparing to go to seed. This female Ruby-throated is usually very elusive but today she was so distracted with...
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A Late Garden Guardian
Garden Spiders fascinate me. They’re beautiful and usually a regular fixture in the garden every summer. I’m glad for their company as they assist me with pests. Unfortunately, they also occasionally...
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Toad Abode
The other evening I was doing my rounds of the yard and caught a glimpse of a toad at the corner opening between the shed’s foundation and the garden. I thought it was neat that she has her own little...
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Two Wings or One
Out in the garden today, I spied a gorgeous Swallowtail flitting about. She was so pretty amongst the red sage. I wonder if she was showing off her wings to the decrepit gargoyle. He was injured a long...
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Hang Gardening
It’s that time of year when the summer annuals in my hanging baskets look a bit bedraggled. Unfortunately, pansies won’t be available in the local nurseries until the end of September. So that left me...
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