A cold front with gale-force winds descended upon the Cincinnati area last Saturday – making for a really COLD soccer game. . . But that was no excuse to stay out of the garden, since my husband came through and delivered several pickup loads of the free mulch, mentioned in a former post, as a [...]

I’ve been planting a lot this week. I’ve also been moving a lot of plants around – some that I think would look better in another spot, a few that require dividing, and others that must be moved to make room for new plant treasures. Most of my planting beds are mixed beds – with [...]

Wow, it seems like spring all of the sudden in Cincinnati! Of course, it is still March and we have plenty of cold and frosty weather ahead. But the warmth and sunshine are really invigorating – I can’t wait to get out and do stuff! I always think of March as the start of the [...]

Last year at this time, my daughter decided that she had outgrown her swing set. We listed the swing set on Craig’s list, and a young family came out, dismantled the set and took it away. I was ecstatic – a new place to plant stuff! I decided to use the space to grow things [...]