SHE SERVED TURKEY AT SAID GARDEN PARTY. You ate too much. You drank too much. And now? Now you are probably watching football….oh, dear. Happy Thanksgiving from me and Andre Jordan (his first in America). Enjoy. (But try not to go face-down in the flower beds. Bad form.)
THE LECTURE that he’s been giving for a number of years is not-so-subtly called “Kill Your Lawn.” Ecological horticulturist Dan Jaffe Wilder knows that starting over and creating an entire native habitat instead of a lawn isn’t for everyone. But Dan just wants to grab our attention and get us to start to make some changes at least in the way we care for the turfgrass we do want in our landscapes. And maybe give up a little square footage of it to some other kind of more diverse planting, too, like the wild strawberries (Fragaria virginiana, inset). Alternative, more eco-focused styles of lawn care, along with some lawn alternatives is what he and I talked about on the podcast. Dan is Director of Applied Ecology at Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales, Massachusetts, and its 8,000-acre sanctuary. He’s also co-author with Mark Richardson of the book “Native Plants for New England Gardens.”
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hahahah, very funny.
Yes, always refuse that last martini, especially if it would put you face down on a frosty garden like today. Happy Thanksgiving!
And a Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Thanks for all the wonderful posts and information you have brought to us through your little webloging site. We love it.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
As Margaret said, it’s my very first! and I’m wondering what one is supposed to drink on such a day?
and also, how long should one cook a two pound turkey part?
Happy Thanksgiving!
I think it depends a bit on which part, Andre!
@Kaycie: Thanks for breaking that news to him and his bride on their first T’giving. One need to ID the part first, right? I didn’t have the heart (or thigh, or leg, or breast, or…) to tell them. I suspect they did just fine, anyhow, being resourceful types living out on the prairie (ha!). Hope your holiday was swell.
kaycie: it’s okay, my wife cooked the turkey (breast) and it turned out perfect.
I very much like this thanksgiving business.
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving and many more to come. Love the doodle.
Before reading Andre’s caption I was almost positive it was going to be “I’ve fallen and can’t reach my martini!”
OK, Bobster, you win. Hands (face?) down.