New Article!

New article up at the Examiner, on the Curly Willow tree:
http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/tree-curly-willow

New Article!

New article up at the Examiner on seed starting: scarification
http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/seed-starting-scarification

New Article Posted!

New gardening article up at the Examiner about earthworms as an introduced species:
http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/earthworms-exotic-invasive

New Article Posted!

A review of the first gardening book I ever bought (way back in the 1970s)- and it's still in print!
http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/how-to-grow-vegetables-and-fruits-by-the-organic-method-by-j-i-rodale-rodale-review

Actual content! Beading!

In a sudden burst of creativity (and refusal to work without let up on the taxes), I made this bracelet:

It's 4mm dark gray pearls, surrounded by metallic silver seed beads and then a picot on each edge of clear AB seed beads. Even though I haven't made anything in quite awhile, I had no trouble and I had a breakthrough- I finally was satisfied with how I wove thread tails back into the bead work so I didn't feel compelled to make ugly knots in them. I did still glue the ends, though- don't trust myself that much yet.

New Article!

New article up at the Examiner, on choosing containers for seed starting:

New Article!

New article up at the Examiner on the herb lovage (let's see if the link works this time)