A Larrapin Garden

It’s Spring When: The Roadrunner Shows up with Catch-of-the-Day…

Last Saturday’s “Edible Landscaping” class just got me in the mood to start digging and planting!!  But I promised the attendees I’d post some reference info and links mentioned in class.  Here are a few:
Nitron Industries (479) 587-1777. They are on Hewitt, just off Main in Johnson, [...]

Comfrey Emerging Last Week

I’m working on my Edible Landscaping presentation for this Saturday, so I’m all into useful plants. Outside (once our surprise foot of snow started melting yesterday) I saw comfrey shoots starting to poke up!  While not exactly edible, I just love comfrey. Me, the permaculture folks and the herbalists all love comfrey. [...]

Tags: growing, permaculture

Just when I thought I couldn’t take gray skies and misty cold rain a MINUTE longer, the sun came out. With it signs of spring popped out right away? Or maybe they’d been there but I just don’t go out photographing in misty cold rain! So here’s a little photo tour. Above, these are from [...]

Tags: blooms, seasons, spring

There’s a wonderful local garden event tomorrow that I nearly forgot to post since I’m unable to attend. Dash out and check out:
Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, NC to speak to Flower, Garden, & Nature Society on Saturday, March 20 at 10:00 am, at NTI in Springdale
Tony Avent, the owner of Plant Delights Nursery near Raleigh, North Carolina, [...]

I can’t talk about favorite garden books without mentioning Gaia’s Garden, 2nd Edition, by Toby Hemenway. Since I posted on the book back in December, I’ve copied that post below in case you missed it. Enjoy! Despite the relentless heavy clouds and mist, I’m going out to the new garden spot to put in onion [...]

Tags: books, how-to