Pagoda Dogwood Welp guys, there was a lot of death in my garden this year. This is strange to me since we didn't have a worse than normal winter, it was actually a whole lot warmer than normal. A lot of perennial root systems seemed to turn to mush, and I can only imagine that it most likely had something to do with that warmer-than-usual-weather thing that the world has READ MORE

Hello buddies. Long time no see! I unintentionally took a little break last week. There was lots going on around here, I was madly spring cleaning and didn't have anytime for the internets. I'm feeling refreshed and ready to be back typing away this week though. I wanted to continue to share what I've got growing in my flower beds, last time I went through in detail what grows in my sunny READ MORE

It just occurred to me (aka I got an e-mail asking what the heck am I growing in my gardens) that I've never actually broke it down and shared with you guys what exactly is growing in my Zone 4 flower beds (check your zone). I've done a lot of sharing about what is blooming at a certain points of the season, but never really shared the makeup of each garden. I think that probably has a lot to READ MORE

Dudes. Do any of you guys have a bathroom with no light, or low light? We do. Our new basement bathroom is nestled in the center of our home with no access to windows or natural light. If you're like me, you realize quickly that bathrooms of this nature need some sort of life to them, otherwise you might feel like you're spelunking in some deep dark cave on the edge of the nether portal. My READ MORE