THERE AIN’T A CROCUS to be seen here yet, but up popped Andre Jordan, the Mad Doodler of South Dakota (via the U.K.), with a new doodle. In his spare time, Andre is a couples counselor (NOT). For clients in trouble, he usually recommends separate beds–but I’m not optimistic that measure will help the marriage depicted above, are you?
Thanks for the fresh produce, Andre, to kick off another spring together.
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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Ha! “separate beds!” perhaps he means separate garden beds?
My husband knew what he was getting into, so I don’t feel too bad! :-D
Very funny, Sarah. Forewarned is forearmed? :)
During our courtship, I somehow got the idea that Joe would be a soldier-in-arms out in the garden. After we married, I soon found out that he hated garden work of any kind. Since we’re both prosecutors, I have many times threatened to prosecute him for “courtship fraud” as I toil alone….