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doodle by andre: never heard from again

WELL, THIS SOLVED ONE OF LIFE’S GREAT MYSTERIES, at least for me. Since matter cannot be destroyed, I was sure all the former Frosty’s were somewhere…but where? As ever Andre Jordan, king of the doodle, made matters crystal clear.

doodle by andre: i solemnly swear…

NOT ME, NOPE. ‘I DEFINITELY WON’T DO THAT AGAIN.’ Find yourself saying any such thing as the new year dawned? Someone in A Way to Garden’s South Dakota office apparently did. Thanks, Andre Jordan, for sharing your resolves (or those of your imagination, at least). They aren’t the first such “I will’s” you’ve doodled for us: [Read more...]

doodle by andre: ‘woo-woo,’ andre jordan style

APPARENTLY I AM RUBBING OFF ON ANDRE–or maybe he was always into woo-woo (more likely). After just shy of two years blogging here together, I get this week’s doodle with an email explanation: “Over the weekend,” wrote Andre Jordan, A Way to Garden’s South Dakota correspondent, “I tried to express how to some people (YOU), the garden and gardening is so much bigger than just ‘exterior design.’ It’s a very spiritual and humbling experience. Something way too big to capture in a simple doodle[Read more...]

doodle by andre: coveting thy neighbor’s fence

stolen-fenceLAST WEEK, SOME PLANTS TURNED UP DEAD. A week earlier, there was an incident involving a gun. Now it’s robbery (hopefully not armed with said gun), and I don’t know what in the world to think; maybe these things aren’t illegal in Nebraska? Best mind my own business, I suppose. But doesn’t the line in the poem say, “Good fences make good neighbors?” Oh, my, Andre the doodler seems to have veered off course. And you: Coveting anything that is thy neighbor’s there yourself, are you now?

doodle by andre: it’s amazing out there, no?

everyday_miraclesT HOUGH I HOPE MY FIGURE IS STILL A TAD BETTER THAN THIS GUY’S, despite all the dark chocolate and fig bars lately, he is definitely on to something: Miracles abound outside the window. Have you had a look today? Thanks, Andre Jordan, for the sweet reminder.

doodle by andre: a hands-off policy

moron_greenWE EACH HAVE BOUNDARIES, LINES WE DON’T WANT CROSSED. Apparently a certain garden tool depicted here sits right on one such line. Uh-oh. This isn’t the first hint of trouble: Not long ago she was digging herself into a pretty deep hole all alone (and this despite the fact that they already garden in separate beds). What will be the next chapter in Andre Jordan’s story of gardening on the rocks? Stay tuned.

doodle by andre: gentle reminders

gardeners_listTHERE IS SIMPLY NOTHING TO SAY in response to this latest of Andre Jordan’s outbursts but this: I shower daily, sir.

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name that weed I KNOW A LOT OF PLANTS by their proper names, but my “weeds,” not so much. These great weed-identification websites are helping me finally address them with the proper (dis)respect.

everything old is new VINTAGE 'GREEN' POSTERS from the WPA 1940s look fresher than ever.

shrubs to covet THE OLDER THE GARDEN and I get, the more we love these shrubs.

plants that perform 21 POWERHOUSE PERENNIALS you will love for your garden.

herb-garden help GROWING AND STORING a year of parsley.

berry peachy-keen CLAFOUTIS BATTER how-to (the solution for easy fruit desserts).

rex, rhizomatous and more FANCY-LEAF BEGONIAS, beauties for indoors and out.

crispy refrigerator pickles WHAT IS IT ABOUT refrigerator pickles that makes everybody so happy? Get those cukes ready!

winged victory THE GARDEN as bird habitat: 11 tips on what birds like.

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keeping deer out DEER FENCE: I tried every anti-deer potion and trick till I got real and fenced. Strategies for every garden.

secrets to great tomatoes TOMATO TIPS, seed to harvest: Dozens of tricks for a better crop.

yes, even in dry shade MY 4 TOUGHEST GROUNDCOVERS perform even in the worst spots, like dry shade.

5 great small trees GARDEN-SIZED TREES can’t just be the right scale; they need to have multi-season interest, too. Have room for one of my favorites?

10 underplanting do’s and don’ts MAKING MOSAICS—that’s what I call good underplanting of trees and shrubs with a tapestry of plants. Here’s how.

making a 365-day garden THINK FALL (YES, FALL): Don’t get sucked in by spring-bloomers only at the nursery. A great garden happens 365 days: Shop smart to make it so.

the facts about bulbs SOMETHING UP with a flower bulb? Paltry bloom, or wondering when to feed or cut off the foliage? It’s all here.

must-read garden poem MY FAVORITE POEM celebrates loss, one of gardening (and life’s) realities. It does it with humor: "Why Did My Plant Die?” is a must-read. orchid rebloom made easy I REBLOOMED MY FIRST ORCHID recently (finally!) and it turns out to be pretty easy going. Here’s how.

can-do pruning REPEAT AFTER ME: I can prune. I can prune. If you follow this simple method for starters, your woody plants will thank you.

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