Letting nature in by getting immersed in the immediate.

I don't mean to complain and whine. It's just that I'm so good at it.

Inquiring minds want to know. And so do I.

Daydreaming of a Glorious Horticultural Breakthrough.

Helpful advice for growing chilies.

Blossom end rot tries to crush my naive hopes for a trouble-free harvest.

They're happy little butterflies, but maybe they have a dark side?

Adding a raised bed for growing chilies meant confronting the swamp grass.

The Tree Guy tried to pin this one on me. I’m not buying it.

Welcome to the Blind Pig edition of Schiddygarden.

Sometimes a great notion simply doesn’t fly.

That burst of sound cracks open the doldrums of winter with its insistence of spring.

How to grow incredible camellias without even trying. At all.

Ivy grows like crazy. What's not to like?

Having breakfast outside in the sun is one of humankind’s most rewarding experiences .

Planting a completely whacked-out flower bed that defies common sense.

I don’t particularly care for cabbages and radishes, but I’m a sucker for alliteration.

Along came a Latrodectus and sat down for a semi-serious chat.

If you don't plant Leontodon, they will come anyway.

Is too much of a good thing a bad thing?