by Daisy | Oct 15, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
They’re pretty, but should I strip them off? I planted male hybrid asparagus but apparently some females crept in somehow and I have seeds. Some sources say the seeds sap the strength from the plants and should be removed. Actually, they say the entire plant,...
by Daisy | Sep 27, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
Just when the original mulch mountain was starting to look less mountainous, along came its successor: Mulch Mountain II. I drove by a tree trimmer doing work in the neighborhood and stopped to see if he wanted to get rid of a few chips. Soon after, this is what...
by Daisy | Sep 24, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
As reluctant as I am to admit it, it’s almost time to start being nostalgic about summer and start pretending to enjoy the advent of fall. Can I live without spiced cider and cozy mittens? Yes. Yes, I can. There’s a reason for all those homey treats: to...
by Daisy | Sep 17, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
A few weeks ago I showed the new garden area made possible by a storm which took out a large tree. Since then, I removed two of three nandina bushes and severely trimmed back the winter honeysuckle. I added more grass clippings and leaves. More to come. And built up a...
by Daisy | Sep 9, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
We live in a region of the country with no grand vistas; mountain ranges or ocean views. It is flat-ish, with a few softly rolling hills and many trees which obscure any sort of long-distance sightlines. I’ve visited mountains and oceans and they are...
by Daisy | Sep 4, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
Several native persimmon trees stood in a small grove in the yard of the house in which I grew up. They were messy in the fall of the year when the fruit was ripe and littered the ground. I remember well the unique sensation of stepping on persimmons in bare feet,...
