Vineyard Gardener
By LYNNE IRONS
I cannot seem to catch up or even catch a break. This summer has flown by. Plants that should be blooming now are past their prime...
There is nothing like a couple of rainstorms to set everything right. Here it is Saturday afternoon and I am sitting in the shade of the one tree in...
For several weeks now I have been complaining about the heat and lack of significant rain. Why should this week be any different? It is difficult for...
I am a poor sport in the heat of the summer. I never understood the song Summertime and the Living Is Easy.
A big thank you to Sally and Summer Silverman. They stopped by my vegetable garden on Sunday and gifted me with two beautiful Korean garlic bulb
I am fond of weeding. Not just any weeding, mind you. My vegetable garden has raised beds to accommodate poor drainage and less than perfect soil.
Honestly there are times I wonder why I bother having a garden. I am going to do my best to come up with a few positive paragraphs but this week has...
I put in a full 12 hours on Saturday in my own vegetable garden. While much was accomplished, there is still a tremendous amount to be done.
Last Saturday morning the thunderstorm and 45-minute deluge were memorable. I had flashes of lightening right in my kitchen.
By LYNNE IRONS
Taking the bad with the good is the nature of life. I was enjoying my morning tea in the garden while watching robins. Suddenly I...
By LYNNE IRONS
Here we go . . . heading into another summer season. The other day while sitting in a line of traffic, I noticed people getting cut...
By LYNNE IRONS
My greenhouse is bursting at the seams. Thankfully, I did not jump the gun (where did that expression come from?) and plant out the...