Happy Hannukah to my fellow MOTs. Chag sameach!
Holiday
Good-for-the-earth gifts
While I stand by some of my choices from last year’s list of Best Gifts for Gardeners (I love my Lee Valley Seed Keeper, and you’d still get major Heavy Petal bonus points if you got me the Nature Mill indoor composter, for example), this year I’m trying to give people less stuff. More experiences, […]
How to: get your plants drunk
Now here’s a worthwhile study. A new Cornell University researcher has found a way to keep paperwhite narcissists from tipping over – by getting them tipsy. The study finds that a touch of booze keeps certain houseplants from getting too tall by stunting their growth. “Dilute solutions of alcohol — though not beer or wine […]
Recycle your Christmas tree
Penny makes herself at home under the tree If, like mine, your Christmas tree is looking a little worse for wear (why do cats try to climb them when they never attempt tree-climbing outdoors?), it’s time to get rid of it. Many cities allow you to put your tree, divested of trimmings, at the curb […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all my friends in the blogosphere. Wishing you the best and brightest for you and your gardens in 2006.
Gardening Gifts for Newsmakers
Since, on this Friday before the Chrismmukah weekend, no one seems to be doing any work anyway, I thought I’d pass on this slightly-amusing celebrity “Gardening Gift Guide” by Wes Porter of Canada Free Press. Pamela Anderson The temptation to offer a perfect pair of Mammilaria cactus was almost overwhelming until the Weekly World News […]
How to: make an evergreen wreath
Perhaps the only thing better than the scent of fresh-cut evergreen boughs is having that scent come from a wreath you’ve made yourself. My mom and some friends did just that last weekend and I played photojournalist. And so, may I present: A step-by-step guide to wreath making You will need: A wreath frame (available […]
Upside down Christmas tree
Honestly, what is the deal with these upside-down Christmas trees I’m seeing everywhere? More room for presents? A way to differentiate oneself from the neighbours? I suppose I can’t argue against them on the basis of being contrary to nature – your basic Christmas tree does that already – but really: an upside-down tree. I […]