Wine and Roses

by ryw | Jun 19, 2018 | Blog, Garden, Lawn & Garden

June is the month of wine and roses. Look at their beauty. Inhale the fragrance. Watch the buds change from day to day. Cut some for the table. And open a nice bottle for you must have wine with roses. Roses are a very special hobby. There are old roses, new roses,...

A Changing New Year

by ryw | Jan 14, 2013 | Blog, Garden, Lawn & Garden

The world is changing in this year. We do not wake up anymore and go out to milk the cows. A century ago, 90% of people farmed. Today it’s about 2%. The steam engine played a part, as did the oil industry, rural electrification during the recession of the...

Earth Month Tip #4: Start a Garden

by ryw | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog, Garden, Lawn & Garden

Spring has sprung! What better way to enjoy the warm weather and sunshine than to spend a little time in your garden? What, you don’t have one? Well, there’s never been a better time to start one than right now, especially during Earth Month. Planting and...

Earth Month Tip #3: Green Landscaping and Green Gardening

by ryw | Apr 12, 2011 | Blog, Garden, Lawn & Garden

It’s street-cleaning season in my neck of the woods, which means I always regret running outdoors without my respirator when the street-cleaning trucks are making their “sweeps.” All that dust and dirt kicking up into the air is surely drawn into my...

Family Turns Backyard Pool Into Organic Garden

by ryw | Aug 19, 2010 | Blog, Garden, Lawn & Garden

What do you do with a run-down, unused, in-ground, backyard pool? Turn it into an organic garden, of course. That’s what Dennis and Danielle McClung did with their Mesa, Arizona home in 2009. Rather than spending thousands on fixing and maintaining the pool or...

Bokashi Pet Cycle Turns Pet Poop Into Plant Food | Lawn and Garden

by ryw | May 27, 2010 | Blog, Garden, Lawn & Garden

I once dated a girl who had two dogs, which meant that, for a while, I had two dogs. I grew to love them dearly, but I must say I don’t miss picking up and disposing of their all-too-omnipresent yard droppings. The Bokashi Pet Cycle may not eliminate the poop...