The Peachy Persimmon My mom grew persimmon trees. I saw “grew” because this year they decided not to bear fruit. Sadly, they never did do well in her yard. The few fruit we did mange to wrangle from the squirrels were divinely delicious. The persimmons my mother grew were not the native American variety, but… Read More
The Usefulness of Fall Leaves Lots of wind and cooler temperatures last weekend brought lots of leaves down. I haven’t mowed the lawn for about a month now, so it’s the perfect time for making quick and lazy leaf compost. Quick because I will use the mower, lazy because it’s a rider with a bagger.… Read More
Let’s put the garden to bed right! The days are definitely getting shorter. For those of you not planning on extending your fall harvest or planting cold hardy winter veggies, it’s time to put the garden to bed. Here are a few simple steps to help get your garden ready for hibernation. 10 Steps to… Read More
Free Mulch “Free” is a deviously effective marketing tool. We all know in our brains that “there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” But we also know that “the best things in life are free”. Because I absolutely know that both of these statements are true, whenever I see the word “free” I have… Read More
A breath of fresh air In the South, the first taste of fall is like jumping in the pool at the end of a long hot day. We knew it would come eventually, but halfway through August it felt like a lifetime away. Now it’s finally here and that first fifty-degree night was about as… Read More