gardening Archive

• 4June 15, 2009

  The War on Weeds

  A day after I had declared Mission Accomplished on the War on Weeds, I looked out in the morning to...
• 33April 19, 2009

  There is a forest in my basement

  I should have known this was what would happen. In fact, I should have thought this was a 100%...
• 15November 7, 2008

  Dances with daffodils

  For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the...
• 8September 21, 2008

  The last weekend of summer

  The sudden sharp cry of a bird shatters the silence and makes her look up.? She cannot see the bird,...
• 12August 12, 2008

  Backyard horror stories – Part 4

  If you have patiently read through Part1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this story epic saga, you will know...
• 8August 8, 2008

  Backyard horror stories – Part 3

  It is very hard to tear myself away from the engrossing (and emotional) debate on abortion and the Niketa Mehta...
• 6August 5, 2008

  Backyard horror stories – Part 2

  This story takes off from my previous post here. Twisted Ankle and Busted Back (called TA and BB for...
• 9August 4, 2008

  Backyard horror stories – Part 1

  Twisted Ankle and Busted Back surveyed the flower bed they had just finished planting. Then they counted the...
• 9July 3, 2008

  A short definition of weeds

  Last weekend, I weeded my garden and thought deeply about weeds. The New York Times seems to have done...
• 16May 5, 2008

  Mysterious lawn circles

  We had the first sunny weekend of the year. Gloriously sunny, with temperature in the 50s and 60s, even...