You’ve seen the pictures online or in magazines: beautiful people relaxing under the shade of a beautiful pergola, perhaps a rustic chandelier dangling from the cross members as a wisp of vine snakes its way up the corner. And you…
There are a lot of blog posts that extol the virtues of trees, but man! They are all soooo serious. I won’t disagree that trees do a lot ecologically and even sociologically but we’re humans. We have petty, silly reasons…
Over a year ago I wrote a blog post on why I think the internet’s popular vinegar-based weedkillers are BS. I had sort of hoped that they’d go away like just another passing fad, like pogs or Reebok pump sneakers.…
Over the last several months I’ve become friends with Tim Murenzi, principal of Tumo Designs. They have offices in Tampa, FL and Los Angeles, CA and also offer online e-design services. I love Tim’s work (check out one of my…
If I’ve been to your house you probably know that I’m not a plant disease and pathology expert. Outside of a narrow range of issues I’ve personally dealt with, the best I can do is look at, say “yep, that…
Every spring I’m treated to the wafting aroma of fresh mulch as I take Bonnie on her twice-daily walks. To me, mulch smells like money but I get that it doesn’t have the same positive associations for everyone. If you’re…