Archive for April, 2014

Winter Garden Update 2014

Winter Garden Update 2014

| April 28, 2014 | 6 Replies

Winter Garden Update 2014 is long overdue! It’s been since December 7th since we checked in. Get an update on Kaye’s front yard garden, watch the joy and excitement of two young girls visiting and harvesting vegetables, and don’t miss the bloopers! Editor Megan Oldfield does a great job with my blooper reel each episode. […]

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Late Bloomer is TWO Today!

Late Bloomer is TWO Today!

| April 22, 2014 | 6 Replies

Late Bloomer is TWO today! This is the second anniversary of my urban garden web show “Late Bloomer” and I want to thank everyone for your support! We are into our third season of episodes, and a lot has happened in these two years. I’m continuing my on-the-job education of learning to garden and grow […]

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Living Sustainably in Tennessee

Living Sustainably in Tennessee

| April 18, 2014 | Reply

“Living Sustainably in Tennessee” is the new episode from “Late Bloomer.” On a trip home to Tennessee in March, I drove to East Tennessee to visit a Century Farm and interview fifth generation owner Mary and husband Scott, now retired from the corporate life and living the sustainable life. They were kind enough to share […]

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When You Know You’re Hooked (On Gardening)

When You Know You’re Hooked (On Gardening)

| April 15, 2014 | 12 Replies

When you know you’re hooked on gardening is something I’ve been wondering a lot about in my third year of this glorious endeavor. Am I hooked? Could I walk away from it? Quit it cold turkey? Am I addicted? Yesterday, I got my answer. An actor had brought a bag of grapefruit and tangerines from his trees […]

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Growing Sweet Peas Parts 1 & 2

Growing Sweet Peas Parts 1 & 2

| April 4, 2014 | 5 Replies

Growing Sweet Peas was my main preoccupation with my third winter garden. I grew four varieties last year and had such good luck, I tripled the number of vines and doubled the number of varieties. In other words, I went for broke! All through December, I had gorgeous white and magenta blossoms. Beginning of January, […]

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