One of these things is not like the other…

POSTED BY KIM — Cabbage and kale are cool-season standards in St. Louis gardens and containers, and they’re also very popular with the *varmint population.*  In the photo above, you see two purple kale.  The one on the left has been a). chopped up by a weed-eater; b). torn apart by the hands of a [...]

What is that Weed, and how did it get into my garden?

I’ve been a very good weeder the last couple of years.  I’m determined to eliminate all of the unwanted weeds from my backyard.  First it was the morning glory seedlings. They were everywhere.  I started the whole thing a few years ago.  In an attemt to hide a chain link fence, I planted Morning Glory [...]

Dante’s inner circle of hell features rabbits and kinky hoses

POSTED BY KIM — I was going to take a picture of my blooming pussy willow for today’s blog, but it started raining, so forget that.
Instead, I’m going to talk about my two greatest gardening pet peeves: 1). rabbits, and 2). hoses that kink.
I have a fenced backyard. I have seen a full-grown rabbit miraculously [...]