Garden Update Part II: The Good the Bad and a Lot of Ugly

March 4, 2019

...e asparagus fern (Asparagus aethiopicus) on the right, a vile and invasive plant that is proof of the fallen nature of this vale of tears. The plant in the center is from Annie’s annuals and I can’t remember the name of it. Kelly knows what it’s called but she’s visiting family this week. You get bragging rights if you call it out in the comments. Part of the reason for the lushness of the yard is that we divert the rainwater from the roof to a pi...

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February 2019 Garden Update

Mr. Homegrown

March 1, 2019

Gardening

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I had a personal request from über-gardener and plant authority Nance Klehm requesting an update on what’s going on in our garden. So here you go Nance. A lot like the first step in Alcoholics Anonymous we admitted that we are powerless over doing garden design work ourselves and sought out the help of a design professional, Haynes Landscaping, to come up with a plan and do the hardscaping that we never seemed to be able to get to. Last year, whi...

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From the Archives: That Time Kelly Accidentally Ate Hemlock

Mr. Homegrown

July 18, 2016

Food, Foraging

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...to clear the taste and spotted what I thought was the remains of a fennel plant. I pinched off a couple of seeds and put them in my mouth. They didn’t taste like fennel. They didn’t taste like anything at all. So I think I spit them out. Maybe. As I was in the midst of doing this, I said to our teacher, Pascal, “Here’s some fennel?” As I said it, I wasn’t entirely sure, because the seeds didn’t taste right. He said, “That’s not fennel, that’s poi...

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Gardening in an Apartment Windowsill

Mr. Homegrown

July 12, 2008

Gardening

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...ries, mustard greens, lemon grass, and what Helen describes as “a curryish plant that is awfully nice for smelling but underwhelming for cooking.” Read an interview with Helen about this garden here. Gardening is not about the quantity of space one controls or the weight of the food harvested. It’s about a love for beauty, an attention to detail and an appreciation of good food. Imagine if all our unused or neglected urban spaces were as beautiful...

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Saturday Tweets: Cow Appreciation Day

Mr. Homegrown

July 14, 2018

Saturday Linkages

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...thinner roots less dependent on symbiotic fungi. This gives new insight to plant invasions & how to prepare sites for restorations https://t.co/ldBMjI2O0H pic.twitter.com/UUjSRy25IG — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) July 13, 2018 How to Design a Wildlife-Friendly City Whether it’s giving endangered species a break or providing our children with a firsthand look at nature, the benefits of biodiversity are bountiful. https://t.co/4jtwbEzrWn via @und...

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