happy spring? andre jordan’s doodled thoughts on winter, as it officially slips away
IN THE VERY FIRST YEAR of A Way to Garden dot com, 2008, I met a stranger across an ocean [read more…]
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doodle by andre: oh yeah, sure; the weeds are sorry
DO YOU THINK I BELIEVE THIS FOR ONE SECOND? After nearly 30 years of fighting (losing?) the good fight, I [read more…]
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SOMETIMES IT’S THE PLANT WE BOUGHT (as in “wrong plant, wrong place,” above); other times the cause of our gardener’s [read more…]
doodle by andre: gentle reminders
THERE IS SIMPLY NOTHING TO SAY in response to this latest and greatest of Andre Jordan’s outbursts but this: I [read more…]
doodle by andre: so long for now
THIS IS HOW IT GOES, beginning at the first real thaw: Farewell “life,” hello garden. Thanks to Doodler Andre Jordan [read more…]
doodle by andre: horny birds
AS I HAVE MENTIONED: Forget about Angry Birds; my yard is full of Horny Birds this spring. And when I [read more…]
doodle by andre: the casualties of garden design
THEY UNDERSTAND every word. Don’t think they don’t. As we gardeners walk around muttering, pondering new homes (or the compost!) [read more…]
doodle by andre: let it all sink in
MRS. ANDRE is our Litmus Tester. What she thinks about a Doodle by Andre in the making can seal its [read more…]
doodle by andre: portrait of a marriage
THERE AIN’T A CROCUS to be seen here yet, but up popped Andre Jordan, the Mad Doodler of South Dakota [read more…]
doodle by andre: the advent of spring
THE DICTIONARY SAYS ‘ADVENT’ MEANS “the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event,” so I guess these next couple [read more…]
doodle by andre: s.o.s. from the tundra
ONE FRIEND flew to Hawaii this week, another to Florida. Me? I’m staying put (but seeking professional help). Thanks to [read more…]
doodle by andre: a worm’s eye view of winter
AMEN. Let’s hear a chorus of it: AMEN! (Thanks, Andre Jordan, for another of your delightful doodles.) A lot of [read more…]
doodle by andre: woodchuck season
I WATCHED ONE WADDLE across the road here yesterday, so it’s only a matter of time until my annual battle [read more…]
doodle by andre: his better half?
I SAID IT WHEN I first saw this doodle by Andre Jordan: It’s as if the refrain of “Reunited” (circa [read more…]
doodle by andre: what is, and isn’t, mulch
I HAVE ISSUES with mulch–and what is, and is not, qualified to be used as this most important of all [read more…]
