Suspicious requests It’s not uncommon for strata owners to make suspicious requests, even though they don’t technically own the gardens […]
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Why Dr. Suzanne Simard searches for mother trees
Finding the mother tree If you’re like me, you discovered Suzanne Simard’s work in Peter Wohlleben’s best-seller “The secret life […]
How mulch saves you money
Weeds move in Freshly installed mulch looks great and, when applied at the correct depth (2″ minimum) it deprives weed […]
On the possibility of delight
Monty speaks Monty Don, the famous UK gardener, writing in his December 2020 Gardener’s World article, talks about the possibility […]
Climate change, the Hoover Dam and life in the West
First visit to Arizona I made my first visit to Arizona when I visited the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead […]
On the love of technical manuals
Remembering Vas Sr. Today, May 16, would have been my late father’s 79th birthday. While the pain of losing your […]
Pyracantha for teenage trespassers
Teenage menace What do you do when teenagers from a neighboring school use your site as a shortcut to the […]
How to deep-edge rubber mulched beds
Deep-edging is a good winter time activity. Bed edges can look tired at the end of the year and, sometimes, […]
Servant leader Vas meets summer temps
We’re living in strange pandemic times right now and, luckily, I’ve been able to work straight through 2020 without any […]
How I benefit from mentors
Last week I heard through LinkedIn that one of my mentors, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, landed a full professorship at the […]
