by Jamee - Ryan Muchow | Oct 1, 2008 | At Home, Garden
As summer ends and the last of the annuals put on a showy grand finale, the old cliché holds true: “All good things must come to an end.” Apples and pears are ready for picking and it’s harvest time in the vegetable garden. Meanwhile, taking center stage are the...
by Jamee - Ryan Muchow | Aug 1, 2008 | At Home, Garden
Of all the Earth’s natural creations, nothing can stop even the most hurried traveler like the great waterfalls, even the small tropical one tucked away deep in the rain forest. There is something about the sound of water moving over rocks and ledges that draws out...
by Jamee - Ryan Muchow | May 1, 2008 | Garden
The backyard was sunlit in the early morning, falling into shade in the early afternoon; you could hear the distant swing sets and the children laughing while they played. Those children were probably very close to my age at the time, yet I knew that in this backyard...
by Jamee - Ryan Muchow | Mar 1, 2008 | Garden
Wake your garden from winter’s sleep. Buds swell and blossom, red breasts of robin. A sniffle, a sneeze hoping the tomatoes can stand the late freeze. Fresh, frenzy, bulbs in bloom; no other time of year could ever come too soon. Rain drops on the tulip tops, birth,...
by Jamee - Ryan Muchow | Nov 1, 2007 | Garden
While snow covers the ground, gardeners take their craft indoors. There is something special about being a gardener during the season in which Jack Frost has his hand in your garden. What a great feeling it is opening your front door to a vista of fresh fallen snow on...