Archive - NOT! Your Granny's Garden

The Garden in Your Kitchen - Part I

Granny probably never made, or possibly ate, a sprout in her life.

Feb 22 •

January 2025

Subnivean Snowfall

All sorts of creatures enjoy a good snowfall and the easy living that comes along with it for them. It might seem strange, but snow acts like a blanket…

Jan 31 •

February 2024

Snow Days Are Planning Days

There’s no better time than NOW to get the jump on your spring plantings. The Natives you want to plant, of course. The many different trees, shrubs…

Feb 5, 2024 •

December 2023

Oh Dear, the Deer

Oh dear, the deer…

Dec 18, 2023 •

September 2023

Pollinator Friendly Fall Cleanup

Granny’s garden is a chore factory. From the inevitable mowing and weeding and edging and pruning and mulching and…and…and…

Sep 27, 2023 •

August 2023

Creating Green (Living) Mulch in Old Fashioned Gardens

Granny’s Garden was never designed with a pollinator, bird, or even child in mind. It was utilitarian and, let’s face it… boring. Yet often there are…

Aug 29, 2023 •

June 2023

Green (Living) Mulch

Mulch! (Sound of Heavenly Choir)

Jun 12, 2023 •

May 2023

There’s Nothing Like a Cottage Garden

Visit England in early summer. Travel around the back roads and look at the charming gardens in the little towns, etc. You’ll see, over and over, a…

May 31, 2023 •

There’s something that calls when you view a path. The desire to walk down it, even knowing exactly what’s on the other side, can be overwhelming. Mazes…

May 24, 2023 •

April 2023

To Fertilize... or Not to Fertilize...

To Fertilize, or Not to Fertilize… That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler of the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outraged neighbors, or, to…

Apr 25, 2023 •

February 2023

Winter Is a GREAT Time to Plan

It’s too cold to do much in a garden, but that means it’s a perfect time to plan your future Earth-saving yard.

Feb 13, 2023 •

December 2022

To Shred, or Not to Shred… That Is the Question

What to do with fall leaves is an ongoing discussion, involving creativity and passion. Make compost. Make leaf mold, a form of compost. Make Earth…

Dec 21, 2022 •

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