Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2008 No Comments »
In my column this week, I wrote about the clover I planted in my lawn last year (and also my unfortunate habit of spying on my neighbors’ lawns).
It’s Spring: Time to get in the game and check out the competition
It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who likes clover.
Here’s a comment posted to the blog:
Hi Julie, I live in the Newburyport area and like you, have discovered the joy of clover. … continued »
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 17th, 2008 No Comments »
On Sunday I wrote about how nothing is happening yet in my garden:
“Yard Dirt: Backyard garden off to a slow, and messy, start”
Well, the seedlings have finally poked through. Here’s the leaf lettuce.
The lawn is waking up, too. Hooray for April showers and April sun!
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 12th, 2008 No Comments »
What a gorgeous day this turned out to be!!
I woke up at 6 a.m. with the baby and we listened to the rain. It was a good, steady garden-friendly rain, and it felt so cozy to be inside and awake when most people are sleeping.
The forecast called for raw, rainy weather all day so I wasn’t planning on going outside, but by late morning it was sunny and 60 degrees. Now it’s 70 and absolutely … continued »
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 8th, 2008 No Comments »
It was nice outside today and, though I couldn’t garden with the baby in my hands, I could take pictures.
Here is a nibbled crocus beside one that somehow survived (and that randomly came up purple from a bag of orange crocuses — maybe the rabbits don’t like the purple ones?).
The early daffodils …
And the dormant lawn …
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Grrrr!
Something has been eating my crocuses. They were coming up so nicely. Many of them had bloomed, and many were on their way. Now they are just little green stumps.
I suspect rabbits, though I haven’t seen any yet this year. Whatever it is, it looks like we’re going to have a tough year for gardening.
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 6th, 2008 No Comments »
This week’s column, “Awakening to the possibilities for balancing baby, garden care,” about my baby’s first nap in the garage, can be found here.
Also, I forgot to post a link to the column from two weeks ago, “Baby it’s cold outside, but let the planting begin.”
I hate to miss a Sunday for yard work, but it’s cold and dark and raw out today. There’s no way I’m going out in … continued »
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 21st, 2008 No Comments »
If you want to invest some time and money in your gardening skills, check out these upcoming workshops at the Topsfield Fairgrounds.
Saturday, March 29: “Painting with Plants, the Art of Designing a Flower Garden”
Nancy Garrabrants, director of UMass Extension, will discuss the subtleties of combining flower and leaf textures, plant silhouettes, and plant weight. Design concepts of rhythm, proportion, and visual balance will be explored. She will help you learn to manipulate color to … continued »
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 15th, 2008 No Comments »
I woke up this morning to this:
Blah! More snow? Who needs it?
Fortunately, the arrival of this package brightened my day:
It’s my seeds!
This year I was selective about what I’m starting from seed. Most of these seeds are for planting directly in the garden: shell peas, green beans, two kinds of lettuce and my orange and yellow cosmos flowers. Super easy.
I’m … continued »
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 10th, 2007 No Comments »
If you’ve lost parts of your lawn this fall to white grubs, you’re not alone.
The University of Massachusetts released an update Friday saying this was “a banner year” for white grubs.
You can read the full advisory at: http://www.umassturf.org/mangement_updates/management_updates.html
They think it has to do with the dry weather in August and September.
Unfortunately if you’re just noticing the damage now, there’s not much you can do to kill the grubs short of serious chemicals, and even … continued »
Julie has been chronicling her lawn adventures and mishaps since 2005 in a weekly column called Yard Dirt, which appears (More...)
