I know to most of us the dead of winter seems very far away…but it’s not. A good gardener is always thinking about the future and what needs done to prepare for it and prepare for the next bountiful harvest. We can never know what the future will hold, so it’s always best to be [...]
I happened upon this article, and just thought it was such a cool and innovative idea, I wanted to share it with my readers! Many times we’re faced with conditions that don’t really allow us to grow the way we’d like to–whether it be not enough sun, too many pests (including animals), lack of space, [...]
Hello and welcome to my Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day post! Posting about your blooms on the 15th of the month has become a tradition originally started by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. It is a way for all of us gardeners to share with each other (and anyone else who may be reading our blogs) [...]
Born and raised in Northeast Ohio, I will always hold a special spot in my heart for the Cleveland area. So when I happened upon this article about plans to farm inside the Galleria Mall, I was extremely intrigued and somewhat proud! You go, Cleveland! Way to be innovative!
With the current state of our economy, [...]
One of the most intriguing things I’ve found on the Internet lately has definitely been The WindowFarms Project. The project was started by New York artists, Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray, through a residency at Eyebeam Art and Technology Center. It was sponsored by Riley and Bray’s interactive design firm, Submersible Design.
The women originally set-out [...]
We’ve all seen the commercials, we’ve read the advertisements in gardening magazines, and we’ve heard whispers from friends and neighbors…but what is the truth behind The Topsy Turvy? Does it really work? Is is worth the money? What plants can you grow with it?
In this blog I will do my best to share with you, [...]
When I was in college, my mother gave me what I thought was a very odd Christmas present one year–a pot of dirt covered with a towel. I’ve never been very good at pretending I like presents I really don’t like, and I have to admit, my initial reaction was less than enthusiastic. It was [...]
Part of being a blogger is doing your research. One of the tools I use to find cool and new things to blog about is StumbleUpon. StumbleUpon is a “Free web-browser extension which acts as an intelligent browsing tool for discovering and sharing web sites.” You sign-up for a free membership, pick from a [...]