Garden Path Weed Destruction, Organically

July 6, 2014July 21, 2014 Kathryn

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Your raised vegetable garden is beautifully laid out. You’ve tended your seedlings with care. Almost everything managed to get planted this past spring. It’s been a banner year so far, with the perfect rain to sun ratio. But it seems that instead of enjoying the lush view punctuated with a little watering here and a […]

The Passing of the Pansies

May 3, 2012July 21, 2014 Kathryn

Pansies planted in the fall are vibrant and beautiful. They muddle through the winter, look brilliant in a frost, then come up shining again in the spring only to die in the heat that begins to brutalize Baltimore at the beginning of May. They never seem to retain their full glory for Mother’s Day. Year […]

Mustard Greens and How to Get Your Kids to Eat Them

April 29, 2012July 21, 2014 Kathryn

Well, maybe not your kids, but this recipe will turn an unwilling adult into a mustard greens eater. The trick is not sugar (but that certainly helps) — the trick is lemon, or lime, or even orange juice. I found this wonderful recipe on Pinterest — a useful way to browse the web. Quite frankly, […]

How to Get Beautiful Color in a Barren Patch of Dirt

April 26, 2012July 21, 2014 Kathryn

Good things come to those who wait. But that barren patch of dirt is not going to fill up with flowers by itself. One reliable option for difficult locations of the garden is the beautiful Lunaria, or Money Plant, also known as Silver Dollar. Lunaria has two stages of beauty — the beauty of the […]

Rain Screws Up Pitching Rotation but Snakes Stay Dry

April 13, 2011July 21, 2014 Kathryn

If I had 162 chances to play in the garden between opening day and the World Series, a few consecutive days of rain wouldn’t make me no never mind. But I do not have the luxury of a professional baseball schedule. I have Saturday and Sunday, four times a month to get the weeds out, […]

They Say God is a Tarheel

March 26, 2011July 21, 2014 Kathryn

God must be a Tarheel because the sky is Carolina blue. Well, the sky was Carolina blue yesterday and it came crashing down all over the yellow of Marquette in the Sweet Sixteen round. Later in the day, Kentucky blue crushed the red out of the number one tournament seed, Ohio State, in what was […]

Pitchers & Catchers Report to Spring Training

March 3, 2011May 22, 2013 Kathryn

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Roses are supposed to be pruned in February. And on Sunday, I pruned mine. It was incredibly exciting because I am the proud owner of a new pair of pruners — Fiskars Cuts 3X Easier pruners. I won them from my new favorite gardening blog Garden Rant. To celebrate, my husband bought me these fabulous […]

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