Donna, you are too kind (and you don't know how many abject failures I've tried to get the dog to eat!). Melinda, funny you should mention...
Hello, and welcome to the Stew! We are in central Texas, so you and I are "southerners," but share a love of gardens with all the good folks here.
I'm glad those little houses that someone took time and trouble to make found a new home with folks who appreciate them, and will treasure them.
Welcome to the Stew from central Texas!
Jerry, Oklahoma is fine, just don't divert any nasty weather south of the Red River. :)
The Chelsea show was on our USA TV several years ago, and it was fantastic! Such imagination, such flowers, such landscaping ideas! We are all...
Captain, a winter cold is one of the awfullest things inflicted on humans. I do hope you get well soon. Drink lots of fluids, take care to keep...
Dooley,the best neighbors have hooves, don't they!
The party line was my grandmother's version of the internet. She would sit for hours, literally, listening to who was telling whom what. Then of...
A year or two ago we were given a small sled for a door ornament. It said, "Let it snow!" in pretty cursive script. I added in magic marker,...
Jewell, some David Austins are grafted onto Dr. Huey root stock because it is practically indestructible. Your rooted cuttings are probably not as...
A 10% solution of chlorine bleach will do it. Just let it sit for about five minutes, then rinse. If the smell of chlorine bothers you, there are...
It is a small world, and getting even smaller when people make friends on a site like GardenStew! Now we can worry about weather in Scotland,...
Bip, here's a link to a post I did about taking rose cuttings and rooting them. It works, I've done it for lots and lots of roses. The only caveat...
Thank heavens one of us has fashion sense!
Syd, your heading "Sideshoots and Runners" brought to mind my first propagation attempts. I found that pegging in a long rose cane could lead to...
V, beekeeping is more than a hobby, it is almost a vocation. After you find out how a bee colony works, and how each bee has a "job," and how to...
Oh, Carolyn, how sad about your first hive. We have been offered used woodenware, and politely declined. My husband cleans the supers before...
Netty, I am astounded by your gardens! By all means, call the local newspaper or a regional publication and tell them to come take a look. They...
Kildale, what are you feeding them? It looks like mini-burritos! I'd love to get a bird to eat from my hand, or even close to it (other than the...
