Chickens!
September 16, 2011On my quest to find a great story for Chickens magazine, I found some great flocks.
Building Bottle Walls
August 5, 2011Not only aesthetically pleasing, bottle walls are also quite strong.
Montbretia – The Beautiful Weed
July 29, 2011Photo by Rick Gush This blooming montbretia brightens up my every corner in my garden. Don’t take weeds for granted. At the moment, my favorite plant in my garden at the moment is a weed from South Africa called montbretia, or crocosmia. Sure, we are now enjoying our annual flood of squash, tomatoes, beans and […]
Urban Farming in Amsterdam
July 22, 2011I was in Amsterdam last week for two days of meetings, so my wife and I tacked our summer vacation onto the trip.
Datterini and Trombetti
July 8, 2011Life is great when fresh trombetti and datterini are just a scooter ride away.
Weeds: To Pull or Not to Pull?
June 24, 2011Photo by Rick Gush The view of this “weed garden” from my office might not look pretty to some but, to me, I see a resilient, amazing patch of plants. Weeds are pretty cool plants. We gardeners spend a lot of our time fighting weeds, but there is a lot to appreciate in these “enemies.” […]
Passionflower
June 17, 2011Photo by Rick Gush Here is one of the many passionflowers growing wild around Italy. I’ve always been surprised that the nursery and landscape industry doesn’t offer more passionflower vines for sales. The vines grow like weeds and are actually considered an invasive pest in some areas. For home gardeners, passionflower vines can be used to […]
Garden Where You Can
June 10, 2011Maria tends an 8-foot-wide by 50-yard-long strip that is wedged between the main road and a 15-foot drop.
