It’s Always Something Every few years there seems to be a perfect storm that can wreak havoc on the garden. There are droughts, floods, early freezes, damaging winds, hail and more. Sometimes these “storms” come in the form of critters. This year we have been visited by squash bugs, Mexican bean beetles, fire ants and a…
Recycle leather scraps! It’s been awhile since I’ve done a craft here on The Prudent Garden. Since I made the Kirigami Leather Plant holders for my other air plants and houseplants, I have acquired more air plants. They have been sitting on my window sill. That’s not a nice place for these little lovelies to…
A Bitter Goodbye The Summer of 2014 was an exciting time here at The Prudent Garden. This was the most productive vegetable garden we have had so far. It was my first summer being home full-time with the boys…and I survived. Mark and I officially became “garden writers” and we get paid to write about…
Drink your vinegar! I am not talking about a new plant variety that yields juicy watermelons. In this case, shrub refers to a fruit infused vinegar syrup that was popular during the American Colonial era. The traditional recipe for shrub uses vinegar poured over fruit (typically berries) and left to infuse for a few days. The…
