POSTED BY KIM — I wanted to share with you a picture from home — it’s my driveway garden. It changes from year to year — it’s one of my more flexible beds! — and usually contains a variety of sun and shade plants, annuals and perennials, and trees.
This year’s driveway garden features a lilac [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Misc.’
April 24, 2009
My specialty: the driveway garden
April 22, 2009
My Garden, part 2
POSTED BY CALEB - This was my introduction to gardening. You may not believe it, but it’s true. The summer after we moved into our house – nine years ago – we sowed a can of wildflower seeds.
This happened.
Well, yes, there was a little more to it than that. First of all, none of the wildflower seeds [...]
April 20, 2009
The power of the Sugar Creek t-shirt
POSTED BY KIM — Two of my favorite customers, Sue and Cathy (hi girls!) were in shopping the other evening, and as they were checking out, I did the math and realized that they would probably save money if they purchased a Sugar Creek Gardens t-shirt.
“But Kim,” you might say to yourself. “How is that [...]
March 18, 2009
I like free stuff — even if it’s chicken poop
POSTED BY KIM — One of the perks of working at Sugar Creek is that occasionally a pot or birdbath will get broken, and an industrious employee might have the opportunity to bring it home and cobble it back together.
The first year I worked there, a small angel statue got knocked over and a wing broke off, [...]
March 16, 2009
Top 10 Garden Trends for 2009
POSTED BY PEGGY: What is happening in the garden world for 2009? Here is a list of the top 10 trends according to the GMG (Gardening Media Group) and a few thoughts of my own. Under each trend, I’ve listed Sugar Creek classes that offer more information on the subject.
1. Eco-boosting. It’s like the sustainability craze [...]
February 27, 2009
It’s like Christmas at Sugar Creek
POSTED BY KIM — Boxes boxes everwhere. And every box you open has something more fun in it than the box before (if you don’t count the fertilizers and weed killer). A gang is here today opening, unloading, moving, cleaning, vacuuming, and panting as we sort out spring inventory.
It’s all so exciting!
December 27, 2008
Getting Smart about Plants
POSTED BY PEGGY: There are lots of ways to get smart about plants. Over the years I have learned from family friends, co-workers and customers. I’ve also taken classes at Sugar Creek, The Missouri Botanical Garden and the Horticulture Program at Meramec Community College. In fact, I just completed my Certificate of Proficiency in [...]
December 3, 2008
Poison ivy gets nastier
POSTED BY KIM — I was reading an old issue of National Geographic magazine (June 2008) when I saw an article about poison ivy. They report that the increase in carbon dioxide is not only creating *more* poison
ivy, but also more *potent* poison ivy.
Youch.
And I quote: “Carbon dioxide warms the Earth. It also acts like airborne fertilizer, [...]
December 1, 2008
“I never win anything.”
POSTED BY KIM — My husband once won a trip for two to Key West, Florida. And I was lucky enough to be married to him! But me? I’ve never won anything. That doesn’t stop me from trying, though.
If you read Birds and Blooms or Backyard Living magazines, you might want to check out their [...]
November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
“I do not think of all the misery, but of the glory that remains. Go outside into the fields, nature and the sun, go out and seek happiness in yourself and in God. Think of the beauty that again and again discharges itself within and without you and be happy.” — Anne Frank
