It Must Be Spring

It Must Be Spring

by | May 5, 2018 | The Dirt

We sure waited a long time for it! The late winter snow days and surprise nighttime freezes in early April are now gone. While one part of me feels the warmer days and sunshine could not have come soon enough the other side has my might heart racing and feeling...
What’s Growing and What’s Not

What’s Growing and What’s Not

by | Jan 25, 2018 | The Dirt

Ok, I have to say the recent waves of hard January freezes here in the American South were no joke (unlike the cancelled school days declared by the county, “In an abundance of caution”). So now that the sun is out, I’m walking the dog again and we...
Garden Containers – Size Matters!

Garden Containers – Size Matters!

by | Dec 15, 2017 | The Dirt

The small terra cotta pots of geraniums, marigolds and pansies that my parents placed annually on our deck are etched in my memory of summers spent in the yard as a girl. However, now that I have my own business centered on small space design and container gardening,...
School Gardens: It’s not Just About the Flowers

School Gardens: It’s not Just About the Flowers

by | Nov 5, 2017 | The Dirt

This is an excerpt from an article written by Jennifer Rust and published in the magazine, The East Cobber (October 2017) Kids, dirt and learning really do go together. If you have ever been with a child outside, or remember your own childhood, it was when your hands...