field trip

recycling has never been so fun…my trip to goldner walsh nursery was delightful…

color tour

mum really is the word

i can feel the chill in the air, see the leaves start to flutter, but nothing tells me it’s fall like the smell of mums. now, i know you might be thinking, “mums? i didn’t realize they were known for their scent.” and you’d be right. but there is something about the smell of those [...]

mmm…farmers’ market…

hey kids! it’s the last day for the westside farmers’ market over yonder in the zingerman’s roadhouse parking lot. c’mon down and get yourself some locally-grown mums, sample some grub from the farm-to-fork table, and wash it down with a cup of coffee from the trailer. oh yeah, don’t forget that this is the most [...]

and after, part two

i had the luck to meet a new client at  the westside farmers’ market last month, when she approached me saying “i am not kidding–just yesterday, i said ‘i wish someone specialized in container gardens,’ and here you are–specializing in container gardens!”
the rest, as we gardeners say, is compost…

…and after

well, i don’t always remember to take pictures of my work when i am finished. i am usually more concerned about making sure everything looks great–and mostly that i haven’t tracked mud anywhere it shouldn’t be. of my projects last week, here is the one project i took pictures of last week. when i return [...]