Monthly Archives: August 2015

Gardening When Water Becomes Scarce

Planning and Planting the Dry Garden The lovely rain is so welcome that I can hear neighbor kids laughing and singing as they run in the refreshing wetness. Although our Northwestern summers are typically very dry indeed, this year takes … Continue reading

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Catnip vs DEET: No Contest

Simple Garden Solutions For Summer Stings Our daily deer visits have been made a bit more exciting by daily coyote sitings, possibly not unrelated. In any case, we are now hosting a limping faun, still spotted and tiny but seemingly … Continue reading

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Hot Tips and Gardening Tricks

Home And Garden Cures For This And That I recently had a sizzling experience with a red hot pepper. Happily, it’ happened before and I knew just what to do. The first time I got chili burn, it took over … Continue reading

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Best Ever Garden Pie

Serves At Least One I often make vegetable pies, using various ingredients depending on the season and what the garden has to offer. High summer pies are lighter and fresher tasting than the rich, toasty pies of winter, but this … Continue reading

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