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Tag Archives: SCIENCE!
Change of Mind, Change of Heart (part two)
Returning to my snug and solidly built home after a day on a precarious roof and in the crawlspace of a dangerously sagging structure, I remarked to my wife how “we had wanted more outdoor living, but came very close … Continue reading
Posted in 'green, or Green?', DIY, Landscaping, Native Plants, Property Restrictions
Tagged Acer japonicum 'Bloodgood', Azalea 'Hino crimson', Confinement Fence, Hearthsong swing, Native Plants, Nature, Property Restrictions, Schroedinger's Cat, Schroedinger's Mime, SCIENCE!, Vine maple 'Pacific fire', Western Hemlock 'Iron Springs'
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Change of Mind, Change of Heart (part one)
When our home was for sale last fall, one evening we found a note taped to our door: “I have questions about your house,” with a name and phone number. Thinking it a potential sale, I called her the next … Continue reading
I just keep…wagon training
Summer, and the time of year you want to garden, but everything you want to do, you shouldn’t; and everything you can do, you don’t want to. You might think that a clearing in a forest requires little maintenance. After … Continue reading