IT’S EITHER TIME TO HIT THE SLOPES, or hit the bar, Andre Jordan–or at least that’s how it looks from conditions as depicted in your latest doodle. Assuming you can get your feet back on the ground, all that’s missing is a pair of skis and (afterward) a hot toddy, and the world will look right-side-up again in no time.
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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Hi Margaret: At our Florida Garden right now. finally got internet connection running well. Computer say we have no signal but we can see a very low one. Got to catch up reading my favorite blogs today. Keep up with the good posts, really enjoy reading your blog. Heading back to NH end of the week, Expect it will be a little cooler there.
Have a great evening,
John
Hahahaha, that is a great doodle.
‘is currently shopping for a snowblower’
Yes, it’s a good time of year to start getting heavier into the indoor sprouting for some fresh greens and also indoor mushroom growing…
Very timely doodle. We got 4 inches of snow on Monday in Oneonta and in Albany (where I was sitting on a plane stranded on the runway). The forecast called for temps in the mid-40s with light rain. Quite a shock!
Did that really happen up your way Margaret?
I can’t imagine! Snow already? In that case, I’ve surely got no excuse not to garden. (Well, other than this flu I’m recovering from.) This morning I shirked again because there was a light frost on the ground & it felt soooo cold to me.
Cute doodle.
Welcome, Phil. I have considered those mushroom-growing kits and so forth but never given in to the urge. But they look fascinating.
Welcome, Meredith. I had a dusting but nothing serious yet; an hour or so north of me there was more accumulation, so it’s coming!
See you both soon again, I hope.
Hi Margaret,
I bought mine from Fungi Perfecti. I’ve mostly stuck with shiitake and oyster mushrooms. The oysters are quite an easy one to get started with and the process is just so cool, not unlike taking a plant from seed to fruit.
But there’s something even more fundamental about fungi. Apparently they ruled the earth for quite some time, and actually they’re still doing pretty well. Hope you get a chance to try it out this winter.