Us City Kids Get a Garden Variety Education
We're not far away from being able to plant something, so I figured we better start figuring out how to more
The Little Orchard’s First Trees!
Armand's birthday and the yard were both coming along, so I got him two trees - a cherry tree to more
Bottles-n-Cans, Just Clap Your Hands…
Remember bushwhackin'? Remember the 99 bottles of beer? Well, it's time to turn in the beverage haul from the Lower Garden more
Bushwhackin’: Day 6 – Still More Trash
Will the trash ever end? Look at what we've unearthed now: Dominoes, Christmas balls, ball balls (of all sizes), tiles, a more
Bushwhackin’: Day 6 – Timber!
The trees must come down. "Tree of Heaven" they are called, but they stink like hell. The leaves smell like more
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall!
99 bottles found in the brush seemed like the ideal photo op. Two rows: Bud Light is the fav by far... ... with more
Bushwhackin’: Day 5 – After the Storms
So the storms did throw a pause into our yard work, not for being too light-weight wussy crappy pants to more
Bushwhackin’: Day 4 – Scrap Metal
Luckily, most of the junk that we've unearthed is of the recyclable variety, a win-win for both the earth and more
Bushwhackin’: Day 3 Trash Party
The entire yard is spongy and springy under the foot due to so many years of growth and neglect, but more
Our trash’s stage debut at Upright Citizens Brigade
Remember this guy, found in nature and humanity's collaborative thicket down in our Lower Garden? I've just returned home from Sentimental more
Bushwhackin’: Day 2 Trash Parade
Ready or not, the trash is on parade, about to pass by the digital grandstand of your screen. Imagine a more
Bushwhackin’: Day 2
I apologize for not properly introducing you to the land yesterday. Here's a full set of befores comin' at ya. To more
Bushwhackin’: Day 1
Never one to waste time, I jumped on down into our personal Vietnam to start excavating. It got deep. See this unusually more
So these are the mystery plants…
... that shall remain a mystery no longer. Do any of these look familiar to you? What are they? And more
The Lower Garden & Orchard
In the far right corner of the upper yard is a gate. A gate to this: This will be the Lower more
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