Category Archives: Gardening/Local Plant Life

Fat Fingerlings

Liberty Hyde Bailey once said, “A garden is half-made when it is well planned. The best gardener is the one who does the most gardening by the winter fire.” For all you gardeners who are planning the coming growing season … Continue reading

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Spruce Roots in the Yard

Lately, we experience a victory in our never-ending battle against spruce roots. Our region, so recently scoured by glaciers, geologically speaking, has very thin top soil. This means that our trees anchor their great height with widely spread root systems … Continue reading

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